Network Upgrade 2.13 (Post-Quantum Signing)

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) · Releases & Updates · July 20, 2026

NEAR shipped protocol upgrade 2.13 on July 20, 2026, adding post-quantum-safe signing.

NEAR Protocol's Network Upgrade 2.13 adds post-quantum-safe signing as part of its scalable settlement infrastructure for on-chain AI agents. The upgrade, released in nearcore 2.13.0, switched mainnet from protocol version 84 to 86 on July 20, 2026, and also stabilized gas keys and dynamic resharding.

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