# Ropsten Merge Announcement

DevFeed: [Ropsten Merge Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ropsten-merge-announcement-17015.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2022/05/30/ropsten-merge-announcement>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2022-05-30T00:00:00Z

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

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

## AI overview

Ethereum's Ropsten testnet was prepared to undergo The Merge, transitioning from proof-of-work to proof-of-stake. The announcement covers the new Beacon Chain, Bellatrix upgrade, Terminal Total Difficulty configuration, and required client updates for node operators.

## Source excerpt

Ropsten will be the first longstanding testnet to run through The Merge A new Ropsten Beacon Chain was launched on May 30, 2022 to provide consensus to the network The Ropsten Beacon Chain will upgrade to merge-compatible protocol rules (Bellatrix) at slot 24000, expected on June 2, 2022 After this,...