Summary and Key Points
The Solana network is undergoing significant changes with the introduction of transaction version 1 (v1) and reduced slot times. Here are the key points to ensure your service remains compatible:
Transaction Version 1 (v1)
- Important Change: The
maxSupportedTransactionVersionmust be set to at least 1 for any RPC call that retrieves transactions or blocks. - Impact: If this is not set, calls will fail with error code -32015 when encountering v1 transactions.
Reduced Slot Times
- Current Time: Mainnet slot time is currently 300ms (since epoch 1024 on August 28, 2026).
- Future Changes: The next step to 250ms is pending on mainnet and live on testnet.
SDK Versions
- Ensure you are using the latest versions of relevant crates:
solana-message: 4.1.1 or highersolana-transaction: 4.1.6 or highersolana-transaction-status: 4.1.2 or higher- `yellowstone-grpc
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