v1.17.1

Release notes

This release is mandatory for those who have a node running on Goerli -- previous versions would not work properly in there.
For others, this release can be treated as optional.

Goerli Shapella hardfork to happen at March 14, 2023 10:25:36 PM UTC.

Shanghai

• Updated the chain spec for Goerli (Shapella ready) [#5366]
• engine_getPayloadBodiesBy* methods marked as optional capabilities. This will remove warnings that can be displayed whenever the consensus client is not using those endpoints yet. [#5346]

Proto-Danksharding

• Enabled eth68: Adds the transaction type and size to tx announcement messages in the wire protocol [#5356]