testnet-v1.73.0

flame-engine/flametestnet-v1.73.0May 26, 2026by ebmifa

AI Summary

Deploys Protocol version 125 to the testnet, featuring improvements to epoch advancement mechanics and object handling flags.

Key Highlights

Protocol version 125
Epoch advancement based on timestamp instead of validator votes
New flag for handling party object extensions
Support for checkpoint lookup by digest
CLI improvements including the move format command and graceful shutdown

New Features

Timestamp-based epoch advancement
Party object extension flag
Checkpoint lookup by digest
sui move format passthrough
Graceful shutdown for testnet 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