---
title: "Releases"
description: "Versioning, the pinned Reth tag, production image registry, and the GitHub Actions release flow."
source: https://basehub.org/node-operations/releases/
---
import { Aside } from '@astrojs/starlight/components';

<Aside type="caution">
This repository (`base/base`) is for development. Production releases are published through [base/node](https://github.com/base/node/releases).
</Aside>

## Versioning

The workspace version is `0.0.0` (development). All crates share the workspace version defined in the root `Cargo.toml`:

```toml
[workspace.package]
version = "0.0.0"
edition = "2024"
rust-version = "1.88"
```

## Reth Version

Base Reth Node tracks a specific Reth release. The current pinned version:

```
reth v1.11.0
```

This is specified in the workspace dependencies as a git dependency with a tag:

```toml
reth-db = { git = "https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth", tag = "v1.11.0" }
```

## Production Docker Images

Production images are published at:

```
ghcr.io/base/node-reth
```

These are managed in the [base/node](https://github.com/base/node) repository and include both vanilla Reth and Base Reth, selectable via `NODE_TYPE`.

## Release Process

Release branches follow the `releases/v<version>` naming convention. The process uses GitHub Actions workflows:

1. **Release candidates** are created via the "Create Release" workflow with `rc` type. RC versions are auto-numbered (e.g., `v1.0.0-rc.1`, `v1.0.0-rc.2`).
2. **Final releases** are created with `final` type, which tags Docker images as `v1.0.0`, `1.0`, `1`, and `latest`.

### Workflows

| Workflow | Trigger | Purpose |
|----------|---------|---------|
| Release Version Sync | Automatic | Updates `Cargo.toml` versions on release branches |
| Create Release | Manual | Creates RC or final release tags |
| Release | Tag push | Builds Docker images, creates GitHub release |

## Default Build Targets

The workspace defines default members that are built by `cargo build`:

- `bin/based`
- `bin/node` (produces `base-reth-node`)
- `bin/basectl`
- `bin/builder`
- `bin/consensus`
- `bin/ingress-rpc`
- `bin/audit-archiver`
- `bin/mempool-rebroadcaster`