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Main => General Discussion => Topic started by: abit on June 05, 2020, 12:14:32 am
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A major update for the public Testnet of [the BitShares blockchain](https://bitshares.org) has been tagged in last week (on May 29, 2020), with the version [test-4.0.6](https://github.com/bitshares/bitshares-core/releases/tag/test-4.0.6), and has been deployed by the community. The scheduled protocol upgrade time is `Friday, June 5, 2020 13:00:00 UTC`. The detailed list of new features and updates can be found in the [draft release notes](https://github.com/bitshares/bitshares-core/issues/2026) on the [BitShares-Core Github repository](https://github.com/bitshares/bitshares-core).
The public Testnet of the BitShares blockchain can be accessed at https://test.xbts.io/ by choosing a TESTNET (API) node in the hamburger menu.
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After finished testing, the final `4.0` release for the Mainnet of [the BitShares blockchain](https://bitshares.org) will be created. According to the [info in the 4.0 milestone](https://github.com/bitshares/bitshares-core/milestone/17), the target schedule is:
* Testnet release date: 29 MAY 2020
* Testnet protocol activation: 5 JUN 2020
* Mainnet release date: 30 JUN 2020
* Mainnet protocol activation: 30 JUL 2020
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Originally posted at https://hive.blog/bitshares/@abit/bitshares-testnet-release-test-4-0-6
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Updated URL of testnet to https://test.xbts.io/ since staging.bitshares.org does not work.
By the way the latest testnet release is now test-4.0.8