# Goerli/Prater Merge Announcement

DevFeed: [Goerli/Prater Merge Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/goerli-prater-merge-announcement-17027.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2022/07/27/goerli-prater-merge-announcement>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2022-07-27T00:00:00Z

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>), [JSON](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/json.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [json](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/json.md>), [proof-of-work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/proof-of-work.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>), [rpc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/rpc.md>), [update](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/update.md>), [upgrades](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrades.md>)

## AI overview

The article announces that Goerli will merge with Prater for Ethereum's final testnet proof-of-stake transition. It describes the Bellatrix and Paris phases, their expected activation conditions, and the continued availability of Goerli validators for individual stakers.

## Source excerpt

For the last testnet proof-of-stake transition, Goerli will merge with Prater. The combined Goerli/Prater network will retain the Goerli name post-merge. Bellatrix, the Prater upgrade readying it for The Merge will happen at epoch 112260, expected at 12:24PM UTC on August 4, 2022. After Bellatrix is activated, the Goerli/Prater merge...