Cardano Release Node 11.1.1 as First Step Toward Dijkstra

Cardano Node 11.1.1 don dey available now as the first of four planned releases wey go lead toward the Dijkstra hard fork. The package focus on current mainnet operations before broader Dijkstra functionality go ready for testing inside Node 11.2.

Cardano Node 11.1.1 Deliver Operational Fixes

Node 11.1.1 remove Cardano legacy tracing system and address known issues wey relate to Genesis components. E still respond to increased memory consumption wey dem identify during testing of Node 11.1.0.

Standard, AMD64 and ARM64 packages dey available, to support the different hardware configurations wey stake pool operators and development teams dey use.

The release na maintenance update, no be hard fork candidate. ADA transactions go continue under the existing network rules because to install the software no dey activate new ledger era.

Node 11.2 Go Expand Dijkstra Testing

Node 11.1.1 start one sequence wey include versions 11.2, 11.3 and the final protocol version 12 package. Each release go gradually introduce the code wey dem need for testing and possible activation of Dijkstra.

Intersect expect say Node 11.2 go contain most of the planned Dijkstra functionality, except Linear Leios components wey relate to consensus and block production.

Public DijkstraNet dey planned after Node 11.2. The testnet go allow developers, stake pool operators and infrastructure providers to evaluate Plutus V4, nested transactions and other protocol version 12 changes.

Dijkstra Still Need Governance Approval

Intersect don publish one moderate-confidence activation window between December 5, 2026, and January 4, 2027. Later high-confidence window go run from February 24 to March 26, 2027. The two still remain estimates wey tie to development progress, testing and Cardano governance approval.

Peras dey planned separately through intra-era hard fork for the second quarter of 2027.

For Cardano operators, the immediate change small but clear: Node 11.1.1 provide the first production-ready maintenance package inside the Dijkstra release sequence, while Node 11.2 go open broader testing of the features wey dem expect to shape Cardano next ledger era and future ADA transaction capabilities.