# Geth v1.13.0

DevFeed: [Geth v1.13.0](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/geth-v1-13-0-17074.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2023/09/12/geth-v1-13-0>)

Author: Péter Szilágyi

Published: 2023-09-12T00:00:00Z

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>), [Database](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/database.md>)

Tags: [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [offline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/offline.md>), [release](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/release.md>), [research-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research-development.md>), [ssd](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ssd.md>), [technical](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical.md>)

## AI overview

Geth v1.13.0 introduces a new database model for storing Ethereum state. The model is faster than the previous scheme and supports proper pruning, addressing indefinite accumulation of unused data. State trie nodes are stored by path rather than hash to enable pruning.

## Source excerpt

Geth v1.13 comes fairly close on the heels of the 1.12 release family, which is funky, considering it's main feature has been in development for a cool 6 years now. 🤯 This post will go into a number of technical and historical details, but if you just want the...