version v26.7.0

Author: tersec

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,31 @@
+2026-07-13 v26.7.0
+==================
+
+The Nimbus consensus client `v26.7.0` is a `medium-urgency` release which optimizes CPU and memory usage.
+
+### Improvements
+
+- Implements backfilled column reconstruction:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8533
+
+- Reply with correct error message in block req/resp for unavailable blocks:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8719
+
+- Reassemble only custodied columns from execution client mempool:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8672
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Prevents libp2p pubsub peer leakage:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8699
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8701
+
+- Prune colunm quarantines:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8691
+
+- Avoid unbounded column quarantine growth when blocks don't arrive:
+  https://github.com/status-im/nimbus-eth2/pull/8693
+
 2026-06-29 v26.6.2
 ==================
 

beacon_chain.nimble

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 mode = ScriptMode.Verbose
 
-version       = "26.6.1"
+version       = "26.7.0"
 author        = "Status Research & Development GmbH"
 description   = "The Nimbus beacon chain node is a highly efficient Ethereum 2.0 client"
 license       = "MIT or Apache License 2.0"

beacon_chain/version.nim

@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import std/[os, strutils], ./buildinfo
 
 const
   versionMajor* = 26
-  versionMinor* = 6
-  versionBuild* = 2
+  versionMinor* = 7
+  versionBuild* = 0
 
   versionBlob* = "stateofus" # Single word - ends up in the default graffiti