Node Upgrade

The latest required testnet version is v0.13.0 (MONAD_NINE).

Hard Fork activation

• 1773153000 — 2026-03-10 14:30 GMT

Notes

• Drop-in upgrade from v0.12.7

• No node.toml changes required

• No systemctl override changes required

Upgrade command

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --reinstall monad=0.13.0 -y --allow-downgrades --allow-change-held-packages

Restart services

sudo systemctl restart monad-bft monad-execution monad-rpc
sudo systemctl status monad-bft monad-execution monad-rpc --no-pager -l

Expected status:

Active: active (running)

Verify version

monad-rpc --version

Expected output:

monad-rpc {"commit":"0a9cbb8227207a7b33ddf5caf7bd796e855df99f","tag":"v0.13.0","branch":"","modified":true}

Included changes

• MIP-3: Linear memory implementation

• MIP-4: Reserve balance precompile

• MIP-5: Osaka fork (CLZ opcode - EIP-7939)