Referendum #47 · whitelisted caller · fact-checked

Vara runtime upgrade: spec 1700 to 1710 (v1.7.1)

No original public title was captured.

Governance: Executed · Dispatch succeeded

Submitted 2025-02-11T09:41:00.000Z · 2025-02-14T04:01:27.001Z

Verification date in this record: 2026-10-14. This is not a live chain status check.

What this referendum means

What was proposed?

This referendum upgraded Vara's on-chain runtime from spec version 1700 to 1710, corresponding to Gear v1.7.1.

Why it mattered

The runtime defines Vara's network-level operating rules. Changing it can alter transaction handling, governance, staking, program execution and other core behavior.

An Aye vote meant…

An Aye vote supported dispatching the whitelisted call that would install runtime spec version 1710.

A Nay vote meant…

A Nay vote opposed installing that runtime through this referendum.

What happened or is happening

A runtime spec version is the chain-reported identifier for a runtime build. The 1700→1710 transition independently confirms that this referendum enacted a runtime change; it does not substitute for a line-by-line audit of the runtime code.

The chain successfully dispatched the whitelisted call. Historical runtime queries show spec version 1700 immediately before execution and 1710 at the execution block.

Dispatch a Fellowship-whitelisted call that changed Vara runtime spec version from 1700 to 1710.

The referendum did not authorize a separate payment or off-chain program. Node operators and software integrators remained responsible for running compatible software.

Observable on-chain result

Dispatch returned success.

Vara reported runtime spec version 1700 at block 19943837 and 1710 at execution block 19943838.

Promised outcomes

Install Vara runtime spec version 1710.

Verified outcomes

The referendum dispatch returned success.
Historical Vara state changed from runtime spec version 1700 to 1710 at the execution block.

Follow-up: verified-complete

The official v1.7.1 release identifies runtime spec version 1710.

Still unknown

The archive has not yet reproduced the complete inner preimage byte-for-byte.
Individual code and migration changes have not yet been mapped line by line to this referendum.
The captured referendum object does not expose the complete inner runtime-upgrade preimage.
The before-and-after runtime state proves that the runtime changed, but does not by itself enumerate every code change contained in the new runtime.

Further explanation and reporting

No additional reporting has been published for this referendum.

Details and evidence

Participation

Calculation status: complete. Address-level figures are not counts of distinct people or organizations.

Individual vote rows reconcile to the aggregate capital total. Concentration treats delegated capital as controlled by the account casting the direct vote.

Direct addresses	30
Delegating addresses	0
Raw capital (VARA)	1931494455
Weighted Aye power (VARA)	193149445.5
Weighted Nay power (VARA)	0
Approval (%)	100
Raw capital / captured electorate (%)	19.31494508
Support capital (VARA)	1931494455
Top-one share (%)	7.97538
Top-three share (%)	23.92615
HHI (0–10,000)	495.00324
Gini (0–1)	0.35383435

Proposal history

Referendum	Governance	Execution	Direct addresses

Timeline

Submitted · 2025-02-11T09:41:00.000Z · block 19864315
DecisionStarted · 2025-02-12T06:43:45.000Z · block 19889567
DecisionDepositPlaced · 2025-02-12T06:43:45.000Z · block 19889567
ConfirmStarted · 2025-02-14T03:41:27.000Z · block 19943438
Confirmed · 2025-02-14T03:51:27.001Z · block 19943638
Executed · 2025-02-14T04:01:27.001Z · block 19943838

Technical call tree

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  "call": {
    "callIndex": "0x1503",
    "section": "whitelist",
    "method": "dispatchWhitelistedCallWithPreimage"
  },
  "nestedCalls": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "callIndex": "0x1503",
      "section": "whitelist",
      "method": "dispatchWhitelistedCallWithPreimage"
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "The captured referendum object does not expose the complete inner runtime-upgrade preimage.",
    "The before-and-after runtime state proves that the runtime changed, but does not by itself enumerate every code change contained in the new runtime."
  ]
}

Historical track parameters

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  "maxDeciding": 100,
  "preparePeriodBlocks": 600,
  "decisionPeriodBlocks": 403200,
  "confirmationPeriodBlocks": 200,
  "minimumEnactmentBlocks": 200,
  "decisionDeposit": {
    "planck": "100000000000000000",
    "vara": "100000"
  },
  "approvalCurve": {
    "reciprocal": {
      "factor": 270899180,
      "xOffset": 389830523,
      "yOffset": 305084738
    }
  },
  "supportCurve": {
    "reciprocal": {
      "factor": 8650766,
      "xOffset": 18867926,
      "yOffset": 41509433
    }
  }
}

Deposits

Governance deposits are not proposal spending.

{
  "submission": {
    "depositor": "kGgQqLXhVVMv85XDy1v5AE6HVBG1tkAwURrdmq1ewbmGMCaGH",
    "amount": {
      "planck": "100000000000000",
      "vara": "100"
    }
  },
  "decision": {
    "depositor": "kGhAjUA3Uke6UmWwMRRwFHuxisCgm7dab61sL1tKqA15NXQVX",
    "amount": {
      "planck": "100000000000000000",
      "vara": "100000"
    }
  },
  "outcome": "unknown"
}

Sources

subsquare · retrieved 2026-10-14T00:46:33.897Z · block 19864315
Public server-rendered page data captured before editorial translation.
subsquare · retrieved 2026-10-14T00:56:36.175Z
Public final vote rows used for voter counts, conviction values, delegation aggregates, and concentration calculations.
vara-chain · retrieved 2026-10-14T01:30:15.583Z · block 19943838
Historical state_getRuntimeVersion comparison: spec 1700 at parent block 19943837; spec 1710 at execution block 19943838.
vara-documentation · retrieved 2026-10-14T01:30:15.583Z
The official v1.7.1 release identifies runtime spec version 1710.

Corrections

No corrections recorded.

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