testnet-v1.73.0

MystenLabs/suitestnet-v1.73.0May 26, 2026by ebmifa

AI Summary

Deploys protocol v125 updates to testnet, including testnet epoch advancement by timestamp and various GraphQL and CLI improvements.

Key Highlights

Protocol v125 introduces testnet epoch advancement by timestamp
GraphQL supports checkpoint lookup by digest
CLI gains `sui move format` passthrough and graceful shutdown

New Features

GraphQL checkpoint lookup by digest
GraphQL address status query via asTransactionObject
CLI `sui move format` passthrough command
Graceful shutdown for `sui start --with-faucet`

Full Release Notes

## Protocol
#### Sui Protocol Version in this release: `125`

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26740: Testnet: advance epoch based on timestamp instead of validator votes.

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26246: New flag for dealing with party object extensions for incurring post execution writes

## GraphQL

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26594: Support checkpoint lookup by digest

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26495: add asTransactionObject  which allows user to query the status of address that is involved as an object in a particular transaction

## CLI

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26521: Adds `sui move format` passthrough command for `prettier-move` auto-formatter.

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26697: `sui start --with-faucet` now responds to Ctrl+C / SIGINT and shuts down all subservices gracefully.

## Indexing Framework

https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/pull/26229: Validate streaming backoff config and use saturating fallback math so retries cannot stall without progress.

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#### Full Log: https://github.com/MystenLabs/sui/commits/testnet-v1.73.0