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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions book/src/advanced_builders.md
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## Validator Client Configuration

In the validator client you can configure gas limit and fee recipient on a per-validator basis. If no gas limit is
configured, Lighthouse will use a default gas limit of 30,000,000, which is the current default value used in execution
configured, Lighthouse will use a default gas limit of 45,000,000, which is the current default value used in execution
engines. You can also enable or disable use of external builders on a per-validator basis rather than using
`--builder-proposals`, `--builder-boost-factor` or `--prefer-builder-proposals`, which apply builder related preferences for all validators.
In order to manage these configurations per-validator, you can either make updates to the `validator_definitions.yml` file
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is something afoot.

> Note: The gas limit configured here is effectively a vote on block size, so the configuration should not be taken lightly.
> 30,000,000 is currently seen as a value balancing block size with how expensive it is for
> 45,000,000 is currently seen as a value balancing block size with how expensive it is for
> the network to validate blocks. So if you don't feel comfortable making an informed "vote", using the default value is
> encouraged. We will update the default value if the community reaches a rough consensus on a new value.

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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions book/src/advanced_database_migrations.md
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| Lighthouse version | Release date | Schema version | Downgrade available? |
|--------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------------|
| v7.1.0 | TBD 2025 | v23 | yes |
| v7.1.0 | Jul 2025 | v26 | yes |
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Hopefully we can release before the end of the month 😅

| v7.0.0 | Apr 2025 | v22 | no |
| v6.0.0 | Nov 2024 | v22 | no |

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| Lighthouse version | Release date | Schema version | Downgrade available? |
|--------------------|--------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|
| v7.1.0 | TBD 2025 | v23 | yes |
| v7.1.0 | Jul 2025 | v26 | yes |
| v7.0.0 | Apr 2025 | v22 | no |
| v6.0.0 | Nov 2024 | v22 | no |
| v5.3.0 | Aug 2024 | v21 | yes before Electra using <= v7.0.0 |
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