The official Zcash Foundation X account provided an engineering update for the Zcash network from September 21 to October 5. This two-week period had four Zebra releases, three of which were 6.4.x versions and one of which was a release candidate for version 7.0.0.
Zebra refers to the official, independent full node implementation for the Zcash network, built from scratch in the Rust programming language by the Zcash Foundation.
ZF Engineering Update - Sep 21 to Oct 5 ?️ Four Zebra releases in two weeks: ? 6.4.0/6.4.1 - security fixes, light wallet serving, lower fees ? 6.4.2 - emergency fix for a remotely triggerable crash ⚡️ 7.0.0-rc.0 - first NU7 release candidate, now live on Testnet Mainnet operators: make sure you're on 6.4.2 ?️ https://t.co/4pzFGGVl40
— Zcash Foundation ?️ (@ZcashFoundation) October 6, 2026
