# Goerli Shapella Announcement

DevFeed: [Goerli Shapella Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/goerli-shapella-announcement-17057.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2023/03/08/goerli-shapella-announcement>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2023-03-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

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

Topics: [Ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ethereum.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/upgrade.md>), [Network](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/network.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [Specifications](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/specifications.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

The Shapella network upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Goerli testnet on March 14, 2023. The upgrade enables validators to withdraw their stake from the Beacon Chain to the execution layer and introduces changes to the execution layer, consensus layer, and Engine API.

## Source excerpt

Withdrawals are coming! The Shapella network upgrade will activate on the Goerli network at epoch 162304, scheduled for 10:25:36 PM UTC on Mar. 14, 2023 Stakers & node operators should read this post as well as the Withdrawals FAQ The Zhejiang testnet can be used to test Shapella functionality prior...