Dear Community,
I’ve submitted a draft Informational EIP documenting the historical and current naming conventions used for Ethereum network upgrades across the Execution Layer, Consensus Layer, post-Merge combined upgrades, and Blob-Parameter-Only upgrades.
As upgrade cadence increases and multiple naming systems coexist (cities, stars, portmanteau names, BPO numbering), this information is increasingly scattered across repos, calls, and tribal knowledge. This EIP consolidates observed practice into a single canonical reference to improve clarity, reduce ambiguity, and support consistent ecosystem communication, with suggesting expectations for future naming decisions.
Covered areas:
• Early milestone-based naming (Frontier to Spurious Dragon)
• Metropolis historic city naming (Byzantium to Istanbul)
• Glacier naming for Ice Age forks
• Execution Layer city-based naming (Devcon / Devconnect)
• Consensus Layer star-based alphabetical naming
• Post-Merge combined names (e.g., Shapella, Dencun, Pectra)
• Blob-Parameter-Only (BPO) sequential naming
Draft EIP: PR
Feedback welcome on factual accuracy, completeness, clarity, and any missing edge cases or corrections.
Thanks for your review.