# Pectra Mainnet Announcement

DevFeed: [Pectra Mainnet Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/pectra-mainnet-announcement-17150.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2025/04/23/pectra-mainnet>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2025-04-23T00:00:00Z

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>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/releases.md>), [Transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transactions.md>), [Authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/authentication.md>), [Passkeys](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passkeys.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [abstraction](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/abstraction.md>), [authentication](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/authentication.md>), [batching](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/batching.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>), [releases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/releases.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [upgrade](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/upgrade.md>)

## AI overview

The Pectra network upgrade is scheduled to activate on Ethereum mainnet on May 7, 2025. The article explains how EIP-7702 adds smart contract capabilities to externally owned accounts and outlines related safety mechanisms.

## Source excerpt

The Pectra network upgrade is scheduled to activate on the Ethereum mainnet on May 07, 2025 at epoch 364032 (10:05:11 UTC)! Mainnet client releases are listed below....