# Ethereum Berlin Upgrade Announcement

DevFeed: [Ethereum Berlin Upgrade Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ethereum-berlin-upgrade-announcement-16951.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2021/03/08/ethereum-berlin-upgrade-announcement>)

Author: Tim Beiko

Published: 2021-03-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: release

Language: en

Sources: [Ethereum Foundation Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ethereum-foundation-blog.md>)

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [deprecated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deprecated.md>), [fork](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fork.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [node](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node.md>), [optional](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/optional.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [release-schedule](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release-schedule.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

Ethereum's Berlin upgrade is scheduled for deployment on testnets beginning with Ropsten on March 10, 2021, and on mainnet around April 15, 2021. The article lists compatible client versions, upgrade guidance for node operators, and the EIPs included in Berlin.

## Source excerpt

TL;DR Berlin is ready to be deployed! We're moving fast: the first testnet to upgrade, Ropsten, is scheduled to upgrade on March 10th. Mainnet is scheduled for April 15th. If you are running an Ethereum node, you should upgrade it to a Berlin-compatible version ASAP for testnets and before...