Pi Network News: Protocol 23 Upgrade Nears Final Rollout After Most Complex Migration in Project History

Pi Network is moving closer toward its major Protocol 23 transition as the team confirmed that most Mainnet node operators have now successfully upgraded to v23. According to the latest update from the Pi Core Team, the protocol is expected to fully migrate very soon after one of the most technically demanding upgrades in the project’s history.

The team explained that the upgrade involved multiple subsystem improvements, infrastructure optimizations, and large-scale internal data reprocessing, making the migration far more complex than a normal software update.

Pi Pushes Major Backend Overhaul

The transition includes three major infrastructure upgrades happening simultaneously:

• Protocol v22 → v23
• Ubuntu 20 → Ubuntu 24
• PostgreSQL 12 → PostgreSQL 16

Pi said the move is designed to improve long-term scalability, network stability, database performance, and overall blockchain efficiency as the ecosystem continues expanding.

The Protocol 23 migration also reportedly aligns Pi more closely with Stellar Core v23.0.1, opening the door for future smart contract support, PiRC2 functionality, decentralized applications, and additional Web3 infrastructure features.

Why This Upgrade Was So Difficult

Unlike normal software patches, Protocol 23 requires nodes to completely rewrite and reprocess existing blockchain data into newer database and ledger structures. Because of that, many node operators experienced synchronization delays lasting several days while systems processed millions of transactions.

Community updates from Pi News described the migration as the most technically complex overhaul in Pi Network history.

The PostgreSQL 16 upgrade is also expected to improve write speeds, query execution, replication efficiency, and long-term scalability, while Ubuntu 24 brings newer security updates and better Linux resource management.

Network Stability and Future Growth

Community accounts like Pi News described the migration as the most technically challenging backend overhaul the network has handled so far.

The PostgreSQL 16 upgrade is expected to significantly improve write speeds, replication efficiency, and query performance, while Ubuntu 24 adds newer security patches and stronger resource management for node systems.

For now, Pi Network appears to be entering the final stage of its Protocol 23 rollout as the project continues focusing on infrastructure growth, decentralization, and long-term readiness for its future Open Network phase.