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Tech & Protocols · 1 min read

Anza Advances Solana Agave Client with Series of V4 Pre-Releases

Multiple pre-releases for the Agave validator client have been published on GitHub.

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At a glance

What happened
Anza published several pre-release versions of the Solana Agave validator client between Sept. 28 and Oct. 13.
Why it matters
The pre-releases indicate active development and testing of upcoming major updates to the Agave client.
Who is affected
Solana developers and node operators.
What's next
No next step announced.
Primary source
Agave (Solana) releases: Release v4.3.1

Key points

  • Anza released Agave v4.3.1 as a pre-release on Oct. 13.
  • Agave v4.4.0-beta.1 was also released as a pre-release on Oct. 13.
  • Earlier pre-releases include v4.5.0-alpha.2, v4.5.0-alpha.1, and v4.4.0-beta.0.

Anza has released a series of pre-release versions for the Solana Agave validator client 1.

Recent Agave Pre-Releases

On Oct. 13, Anza released version v4.3.1, a pre-release for the Agave client 1. Earlier the same day, version v4.4.0-beta.1 was also published as a pre-release 2. These releases follow prior pre-releases, including v4.5.0-alpha.2 on Oct. 8 3, v4.5.0-alpha.1 on Oct. 3 4, and v4.4.0-beta.0 on Sept. 28 5.

All of these versions are marked as pre-releases on GitHub 12345. The releases indicate ongoing development and testing for the Agave client, which is a fork of the original Solana Labs client 4.

Related: Anza Advances Solana Agave Client with Series of V4 Pre-Releases

Sources

  1. [1] Release v4.3.1 — Agave (Solana) releases, October 13, 2026
  2. [2] Release v4.4.0-beta.1 — Agave (Solana) releases, October 13, 2026
  3. [3] Release v4.5.0-alpha.2 — Agave (Solana) releases, October 8, 2026
  4. [4] Release v4.5.0-alpha.1 — Agave (Solana) releases, October 3, 2026
  5. [5] Release v4.4.0-beta.0 — Agave (Solana) releases, September 28, 2026

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