# Ropsten Shutdown Announcement

DevFeed: [Ropsten Shutdown Announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/ropsten-shutdown-announcement-17042.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ethereum.org/en/2022/11/30/ropsten-shutdown-announcement>)

Author: EF Protocol Support

Published: 2022-11-30T00:00:00Z

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>), [Networks](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networks.md>)

Tags: [announcement](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcement.md>), [deprecated](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/deprecated.md>), [end-of-life](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/end-of-life.md>), [ethereum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ethereum.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [protocol-announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/protocol-announcements.md>)

## AI overview

Ethereum's Ropsten test network was deprecated and scheduled for shutdown during December 15-31, 2022, as infrastructure support and validator participation declined. Rinkeby was identified as the next testnet to be sunset, with users encouraged to migrate to Goerli or Sepolia.

## Source excerpt

As previously announced, the Ropsten network has been deprecated and will be shut down in the coming weeks. Over the past few months, infrastructure providers have gradually stopped supporting the network and validator participation rates have been steadily declining. **The vast majority of remaining validator nodes will be shut...