v2.0.2

Release Notes: Version 2.0.2

This release introduces bug fixes, pre-Alan fork cleanup, and connectivity enhancements for public operators.

🚀 Upgrade Priority

Network	Priority
Mainnet	👍 Strongly Recommended
Holesky	👍 Strongly Recommended

🐳 Docker Image

Pull the latest version using:

docker pull ssvlabs/ssv-node:v2.0.2

🆕 What's New and Improved

Improvements and Enhancements

• Reduced excessive “skipped peers” logs in Discovery.
• Improved connectivity with increased block propagation delay.
• Enhanced public operator usability by setting a max message size in PubSub.
• Optimized committee management by sharing CommitteeDutyGuard across committees.
• Discovery adjustments: Fixed IP logging and enhanced subnet index removal logic.

Performance Optimizations

• Avoid in-memory lock delays during database operations in Registry/Storage.
• Reduced memory usage in hashmap for tests.
• Added caching for Beacon Client attestation data requests.
• Concurrent slashing protection tests for increased robustness.

Bug Fixes

• Resolved typos in documentation.
• Fixed participant updates to occur atomically in Exporter.
• Addressed DutyScheduler issues with missed first epoch slot duties.
• Corrected queue message type priorities.
• Restored proper configuration logging in Discovery.

Chore and Maintenance

• Cleaned up code related to the pre-Alan fork.
• Updated GitLab CI pipeline and removed old CI/CD stages.
• Redesigned the README for improved readability.
• Updated dependencies to align with ssv-spec v1.0.0.

Feature Updates

• Discovery improvements: Re-enabled post-fork discovery.
• P2P enhancements: Dynamically grow MaxPeers based on subnet count.
• Added tracing context arguments for improved observability.

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