# Anza Sets Dec. 14 Start for Agave v4.5 Feature Activations By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/54438 Published: 2026-11-11T20:45:13.000Z Updated: 2026-11-11T20:45:13.000Z Section: Technology > The two-stage rollout is expected to shorten the release cycle by one week. Anza plans to recommend on Dec. 7 that Solana mainnet validators adopt Agave v4.5, with feature activations expected to begin Dec. 14. Validators representing 20% of stake weight will adopt v4.5 first, followed by other validators. The process is expected to shorten the release cycle by one week. Feature activations are expected to resume Nov. 19 after a pause through the Breakpoint conference. Anza maintains Agave, Solana’s validator client. The schedule follows an earlier [Agave 4.4.1 deadline for Solana validators](). ## Links in this article - [Agave 4.4.1 deadline for Solana validators](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/50700)