Cardano ships node 11.1.1 ahead of Dijkstra

Cardano released node version 11.1.1 ahead of its next major network era, completing the first of four planned node milestones supporting the Dijkstra hard fork. Summary Cardano node 11.1.1 has shipped, removing legacy tracing and addressing known Genesis-related operational issues. Node 11.2 will open most Dijkstra features for testing while excluding Leios consensus components initially. DijkstraNet is expected after node 11.2 for Plutus V4, nested transactions and CIP-50 testing publicly. Intersect’s moderate-confidence hard-fork window runs December 5 through January 4, pending readiness and governance approval. Peras remains planned for a separate intra-era hard fork during the second quarter of 2027. Intersect’s container registry shows that version 11.1.1 was published during the weekend ending Sept. 6. The release removes Cardano’s legacy tracing system and addresses known Genesis-related issues. It also responds to increased memory use identified during testing of node 11.1.0. The maintenance release arrived as Intersect published a more detailed Dijkstra schedule. Node versions 11.2 and 11.3, followed by the final protocol version 12 release, will progressively introduce the code required for testing and mainnet activation. Intersect currently places a possible Dijkstra enactment between Dec. 5, 2026, and Jan. 4, 2027, under its “moderate confidence” timeline. A later “high confidence” window runs from Feb. 24 to March 26, 2027. You might also like: Cardano anchors 500,000 supply chain records Those windows remain estimates. Cardano must complete development, public testing, ecosystem preparation and on-chain governance before the hard fork can activate. Cardano node 11.1.1 begins the release sequence Node 11.1.1 is available through Intersect’s official GitHub container registry. Intersect had previously targeted the week beginning Sept. 7, meaning the package appeared slightly ahead of that stated window. The release does not activate the Dijkstra era or introduce the full set of planned ledger features. It is a maintenance and preparation update intended for current mainnet use. Version 11.1.1 removes the older tracing infrastructure used to monitor node operations. Cardano’s development reporting also said it would address higher resident memory use observed in node 11.1.0 benchmarks. The release registry includes standard, AMD64 and ARM64 versions. Availability across different processor architectures is relevant for stake pool operators and developers running Cardano infrastructure on varied hardware. Node 11.2 is the next planned milestone. Intersect expects it within about one month of its Sept. 5 update. The version will contain most of the Dijkstra feature set for testing, but it will not be the final hard-fork candidate. Leios components will be absent from node 11.2 because they primarily concern consensus and block production. Developers should still be able to test the remaining Dijkstra ledger and transaction features. DijkstraNet will test Cardano’s new transaction features Intersect plans to launch a public network called DijkstraNet after node 11.2 becomes available.