Referendum #55 · whitelisted caller · fact-checked

Vara runtime upgrade: spec 1810 to 1820 (v1.8.2)

No original public title was captured.

Governance: Executed · Dispatch succeeded

Submitted 2025-08-14T13:11:21.000Z · 2025-08-19T21:12:24.000Z

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 1810 to 1820, corresponding to Gear v1.8.2.

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 1820.

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 1810→1820 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 1810 immediately before execution and 1820 at the execution block.

Dispatch a Fellowship-whitelisted call that changed Vara runtime spec version from 1810 to 1820.

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 1810 at block 25303525 and 1820 at execution block 25303526.

Promised outcomes

Install Vara runtime spec version 1820.

Verified outcomes

The referendum dispatch returned success.
Historical Vara state changed from runtime spec version 1810 to 1820 at the execution block.

Follow-up: verified-complete

The official v1.8.2 release identifies runtime spec version 1820.

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	41
Delegating addresses	0
Raw capital (VARA)	2556676572
Weighted Aye power (VARA)	255667657.2
Weighted Nay power (VARA)	0
Approval (%)	100
Raw capital / captured electorate (%)	25.56589796
Support capital (VARA)	2556676572
Top-one share (%)	6.08603
Top-three share (%)	18.25809
HHI (0–10,000)	344.35376
Gini (0–1)	0.32519333

Proposal history

Referendum	Governance	Execution	Direct addresses

Timeline

Submitted · 2025-08-14T13:11:21.000Z · block 25151175
DecisionStarted · 2025-08-19T13:31:54.000Z · block 25294445
DecisionDepositPlaced · 2025-08-19T13:31:54.000Z · block 25294445
ConfirmStarted · 2025-08-19T20:52:09.000Z · block 25303126
Confirmed · 2025-08-19T21:02:15.000Z · block 25303326
Executed · 2025-08-19T21:12:24.000Z · block 25303526

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

{
  "maxDeciding": 100,
  "preparePeriodBlocks": 600,
  "decisionPeriodBlocks": 403200,
  "confirmationPeriodBlocks": 200,
  "minimumEnactmentBlocks": 200,
  "decisionDeposit": {
    "planck": "1500000000000000000",
    "vara": "1500000"
  },
  "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": "1500000000000000",
      "vara": "1500"
    }
  },
  "decision": {
    "depositor": "kGhAjUA3Uke6UmWwMRRwFHuxisCgm7dab61sL1tKqA15NXQVX",
    "amount": {
      "planck": "1500000000000000000",
      "vara": "1500000"
    }
  },
  "outcome": "unknown"
}

Sources

subsquare · retrieved 2026-10-14T00:46:33.897Z · block 25151175
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 25303526
Historical state_getRuntimeVersion comparison: spec 1810 at parent block 25303525; spec 1820 at execution block 25303526.
vara-documentation · retrieved 2026-10-14T01:30:15.583Z
The official v1.8.2 release identifies runtime spec version 1820.

Corrections

No corrections recorded.

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