BNB Chain ships v0.1.4 hotfix for BSC-Reth node operators

Mainnet and testnet operators are being told to upgrade and restart ahead of the Jenner hardfork in December BNB Chain’s BSC-Reth client has pushed out a hotfix tagged v0.1.4. Node operators on both mainnet and testnet are being told to upgrade and restart their machines. For anyone running infrastructure on BNB Smart Chain, this falls under homework, not optional reading. The update lands in a busy stretch, with a hardfork on the calendar and a client migration that BNB Chain wants wrapped up before the year ends. What operators need to do The instruction is simple: install the hotfix, then restart the node. It applies to anyone running BSC-Reth on mainnet or testnet. Version v0.1.4 was released on November 3, 2026, and BNB Chain has described it as a mandatory upgrade for BSC mainnet node operators. It is aligned with BSC v1.8.2, the corresponding release on the network’s established client side. The release also arrives with documentation covering hardware recommendations and storage requirements. The urgency comes from the calendar. The Jenner hardfork is scheduled to activate on December 8, 2026, at 02:30 UTC, which corresponds to Unix timestamp 1796697000. A hardfork is a coo...