Release Zebra 1.0.0-rc.0 (#5383)

* Increment Zebra versions

* Initial draft changelog

* Add blog post to the release checklist

* Say "user testing"

Co-authored-by: teor <teor@riseup.net>

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/release-checklist.md

@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ After you have the version increments, the updated checkpoints and the updated c
 - [ ] Test the Docker image using `docker run zfnd/zebra:1.0.0-rc.<version>` <!-- TODO: replace with `docker run zfnd/zebra` when we release 1.0.0 -->
 - [ ] Turn off [Merge Freeze](https://www.mergefreeze.com/installations/3676/branches) for the whole repository
 
+
+## Blog Post
+
+If the release contains new features (`major` or `minor`), or high-priority bug fixes:
+- [ ] Ask the team about doing a blog post
+
 If building or running fails after tagging:
 1. Fix the bug that caused the failure
 2. Increment versions again, following these instructions from the start

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,55 @@ All notable changes to Zebra are documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/), and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org).
 
+## [Zebra 1.0.0-rc.0](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases/tag/v1.0.0-rc.0) - 2022-10-12
+
+This is the first Zebra release candidate. Zebra's consensus rules, node sync, and `lightwalletd` RPCs are ready for user testing and experimental use. Zebra has not been audited yet.
+
+This release also makes significant performance improvements to RPCs, and temporarily removes support for Rust 1.64.
+
+### Breaking Changes
+
+This release has the following breaking changes:
+- Rust 1.64 is unsupported due to a performance regression when downloading the Zcash parameters.
+  Zebra currently builds with Rust 1.63 ([#5251](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5251)).
+- Use correct TOML syntax in Docker zebrad.toml ([#5320](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5320))
+
+### Major RPC Performance Improvements
+
+This release improves RPC performance:
+- Initial `lightwalletd` sync is about twice as fast ([#5307](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5307))
+- RPCs can run while a block is being committed to the state, previously they could be delayed by 5-15 seconds ([#5134](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5134), [#5257](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5257))
+
+### Security
+
+- Make default command work in docker images, disable optional listener ports ([#5313](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5313))
+- Update yanked versions of cpufeatures (orchard/aes), ed25519 (tor), and quick-xml (flamegraph) ([#5308](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5308))
+- Bump rand\_core from 0.6.3 to 0.6.4, fixes unsoundness bug ([#5175](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5175))
+
+### Changed
+
+- Log git metadata and platform info when zebrad starts up ([#5200](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5200))
+- Update mainnet and testnet checkpoints ([#5360](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5360))
+- Update README for the release candidate ([#5314](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5314))
+- change(docs): Add links to CI/CD docs in the zebra book's sidebar ([#5355](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5355))
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Use correct TOML syntax in Docker zebrad.toml ([#5320](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5320))
+- Look back up to 10,000 blocks on testnet for a legacy chain ([#5133](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5133))
+
+#### Performance
+
+- Build zebrad with Rust 1.63 to avoid Zcash parameter download hangs ([#5251](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5251))
+- Write blocks to the state in a separate thread, to avoid network and RPC hangs ([#5134](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5134), [#5257](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5257))
+- Fix slow getblock RPC (verbose=1) using transaction ID index ([#5307](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5307))
+- Open the database in a blocking tokio thread, which allows tokio to run other tasks  ([#5228](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/pull/5228))
+
+### Contributors
+
+Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, we couldn't make Zebra without you:
+@arya2, @gustavovalverde, @oxarbitrage, @teor2345 and @upbqdn.
+
 ## [Zebra 1.0.0-beta.15](https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.15) - 2022-09-20
 
 This release improves Zebra's sync and RPC performance, improves test coverage and reliability, and starts creating Docker Hub binaries for releases.

Cargo.lock

@@ -5463,7 +5463,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-batch"
-version = "0.2.30"
+version = "0.2.31"
 dependencies = [
  "color-eyre",
  "ed25519-zebra",
@@ -5487,7 +5487,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "tower-fallback"
-version = "0.2.30"
+version = "0.2.31"
 dependencies = [
  "futures-core",
  "pin-project 0.4.30",
@@ -6351,7 +6351,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-chain"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "aes",
  "bech32 0.9.1",
@@ -6415,7 +6415,7 @@ version = "1.0.0-beta.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-consensus"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "bellman",
  "blake2b_simd",
@@ -6459,7 +6459,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-network"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "arti-client",
  "bitflags",
@@ -6497,14 +6497,14 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-node-services"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "zebra-chain",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-rpc"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "chrono",
  "futures",
@@ -6534,7 +6534,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-script"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "hex",
@@ -6547,7 +6547,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-state"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "bincode",
  "chrono",
@@ -6585,7 +6585,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-test"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "color-eyre",
  "futures",
@@ -6612,7 +6612,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebra-utils"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 dependencies = [
  "color-eyre",
  "hex",
@@ -6628,7 +6628,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "zebrad"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.0"
 dependencies = [
  "abscissa_core",
  "atty",

README.md

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ for your platform:
 2. Install Zebra's build dependencies:
    - **libclang:** the `libclang`, `libclang-dev`, `llvm`, or `llvm-dev` packages, depending on your package manager
    - **clang** or another C++ compiler: `g++`, `Xcode`, or `MSVC`
-3. Run `cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra --tag v1.0.0-beta.15 zebrad`
+3. Run `cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra --tag v1.0.0-rc.0 zebrad`
 4. Run `zebrad start` (see [Running Zebra](https://zebra.zfnd.org/user/run.html) for more information)
 
 For more detailed instructions, refer to the [documentation](https://zebra.zfnd.org/user/install.html).

book/src/user/install.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ for your platform:
 2. Install Zebra's build dependencies:
    - **libclang:** the `libclang`, `libclang-dev`, `llvm`, or `llvm-dev` packages, depending on your package manager
    - **clang** or another C++ compiler: `g++`, `Xcode`, or `MSVC`
-3. Run `cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra --tag v1.0.0-beta.15 zebrad`
+3. Run `cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra --tag v1.0.0-rc.0 zebrad`
 4. Run `zebrad start` (see [Running Zebra](run.md) for more information)
 
 If you're interested in testing out `zebrad` please feel free, but keep in mind

tower-batch/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tower-batch"
-version = "0.2.30"
+version = "0.2.31"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
 edition = "2021"

tower-fallback/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "tower-fallback"
-version = "0.2.30"
+version = "0.2.31"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-chain/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-chain"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-consensus/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-consensus"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-network/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-network"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-network/src/constants.rs

@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ pub const TIMESTAMP_TRUNCATION_SECONDS: u32 = 30 * 60;
 /// [BIP 14]: https://github.com/bitcoin/bips/blob/master/bip-0014.mediawiki
 //
 // TODO: generate this from crate metadata (#2375)
-pub const USER_AGENT: &str = "/Zebra:1.0.0-beta.15/";
+pub const USER_AGENT: &str = "/Zebra:1.0.0-rc.0/";
 
 /// The Zcash network protocol version implemented by this crate, and advertised
 /// during connection setup.

zebra-node-services/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "zebra-node-services"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/ZcashFoundation/zebra"
 

zebra-rpc/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-rpc"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-script/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-script"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-state/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-state"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-test/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "zebra-test"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"

zebra-utils/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "zebra-utils"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.16"
 edition = "2021"
 # Prevent accidental publication of this utility crate.
 publish = false

zebrad/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "zebrad"
 authors = ["Zcash Foundation <zebra@zfnd.org>"]
 license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
-version = "1.0.0-beta.15"
+version = "1.0.0-rc.0"
 edition = "2021"
 # Zebra is only supported on the latest stable Rust version. Some earlier versions might work.
 # Zebra uses features introduced in Rust 1.58.