| Point | Geth (go-ethereum) | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Newest stable release | `v1.17.10` (Soil Reducer), published **2026-10-23** (UTC). | [Release page](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.10); [GitHub latest-release API](https://api.github.com/repos/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/latest), which reports `published_at: 2026-10-23T12:07:39Z`, `prerelease: false` and `draft: false`. |
| License (SPDX) | **GPL-3.0-or-later** for the client executable (`cmd/`); **LGPL-3.0-or-later** for the library (outside `cmd/`). | [README license scope](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum#license); release-tagged [client license header](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/v1.17.10/cmd/geth/main.go#L1-L14) and [library license header](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blob/v1.17.10/interfaces.go#L1-L14), both specifying version 3 or any later version. |
| Main implementation language | **Go**. | [Official Geth website](https://geth.ethereum.org/), “What is Geth?” |
| Maintainer | **The Geth team**, funded exclusively by the **Ethereum Foundation**. | [Official Geth website](https://geth.ethereum.org/), “About the Team”. |

Snapshot checked **2026-10-27**. GitHub's [latest stable release endpoint](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/latest) resolves to the release above; the API supplies the full publication date rather than the tag or commit date.

### Notable changes in v1.17.10

- Postpones the Amsterdam fork on the Hoodi testnet by cancelling its scheduled activation; the notes say other networks are unaffected. [Release notes](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.10)
- Makes snap sync switch automatically to the snap/2 protocol once Amsterdam is active. [Release notes](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.10)
- Optimizes interpreter dispatch for the DUP and SWAP instructions. [Release notes](https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.17.10)