Test Release Tracker: `glamsterdam-devnet@v6.1.0`

[danceratopz]

Overview

• Target release tag: tests-glamsterdam-devnet@v6.1.0
• EELS branch: devnets/glamsterdam/6
• Test release date: 2026-06-25
• Devnet launch date: Week 26, ~June 25th 2026
• Related Trackers
  • Test Release Tracker: glamsterdam-devnet@v6.0.0 #2915
  • Test Release Tracker: glamsterdam-devnet@v6.0.1 #3001
  • Test Release Tracker: glamsterdam-devnet@v6.1.1 #3049

Scope

Specs & tests bug fix release for a subtle EIP-2780 inconsistency with EIP-161: As v6.1.0, EELS charges account creation costs if value is transferred to a precompile with previously zero-balance.

• fix(spec-specs): EIP-2780 charge NEW_ACCOUNT for value transfer to zero balance precompile #3048

New EIPs

None

EIP Updates

None

Spec Fixes

• EIP-2780: Resource-based intrinsic transaction gas
  • fix(spec-specs): EIP-2780 charge NEW_ACCOUNT for value transfer to zero balance precompile #3048

  • for the empty recipient and transaction carrys the value, if the recipient is the precompile, shall we charge the account-creation cost? From: https://discord.com/channels/595666850260713488/1504670887851327648/1519527453230501998

Test Fixes

None

New Test Cases

• A singular new EIP-2780 test case was added checks value transfer to a zero-balance precompile at the oog boundary (also in fix(spec-specs): EIP-2780 charge NEW_ACCOUNT for value transfer to zero balance precompile #3048).

Status

• All relevant PRs merged to forks/amsterdam.
• glamsterdam-devnet-6 branch created and rebased on forks/amsterdam.
• Fixtures generated and released.
• hive-tests updated to run the new fixtures.
• hive-ui discovery updated to the latest glamsterdam-devnet workflow.
• Linked the test fixture release tag within the issue and closed it.

[danceratopz]

For speed and ease of ensuring correctness this release was also created by cherry-picking the fix from eips/amsterdam/2780-8038 (#3048):

• d9819bb

Tag: https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/releases/tag/tests-glamsterdam-devnet%40v6.1.0
Build: https://github.com/ethereum/execution-specs/actions/runs/28162096859

Next release:

• Test Release Tracker: glamsterdam-devnet@v6.1.1 #3049