# Holesky and Hoodi Testnet Updates

DevFeed: [Holesky and Hoodi Testnet Updates](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/holesky-and-hoodi-testnet-updates-17145.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2025/03/18/hoodi-holesky>)

Author: Tim Beiko

Published: 2025-03-18T00:00:00Z

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>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>)

Tags: [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/infrastructure.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [node](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/node.md>), [protocol](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [updates](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/updates.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

Ethereum's Pectra testnet activation exposed client configuration issues and left Holesky unsuitable for full validator-lifecycle testing because of its large exit queue. The article announces Hoodi as a new testnet for validator testing, outlines the migration timeline, and describes the intended roles and end-of-life dates for Holesky, Sepolia, and Hoodi.

## Source excerpt

The Pectra testnet activation revealed issues in clients with deposit contract configurations changes on Ethereum testnets. While Sepolia's recovery was straightforward and the network has since fully recovered, Holesky experienced extensive inactivity leaks as part of its recovery mechanism. The Holesky network has since then finalized, but the exited...