Release v0.205.0

[doitian]

• RC Date: 2026-03-04
• Release Date: 2026-03-16
• Assume Valid Target: (Can be found in the file util/constant/src/latest_assume_valid_target.rs)
  • Mainnet: 0xb940531229ebdc91119044bf29dd6e51ad26385a4241c74cde378dad8f6a593b
  • Testnet: 0xd27d7b237455e29f27b72c46703d40b872b56ca2d2cc84f8c3a7b9dc68bdb84b

Changes since v0.204.0

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Added

• Add combined OpenRPC JSON generator (#5093) (by @eval-exec)
• add Terminal module for CKB-TUI data provision (#4989) (by @zhangsoledad)
• support proxy protocol (#5105) (by @driftluo)
• support cargo-binstall: https://github.com/cargo-bins/cargo-binstall/blob/main/SUPPORT.md (#5089) (by @eval-exec)
• Add consistent apt-get install step to ci_cargo_deny_ubuntu workflow (by @Copilot)
• Add cargo target caching and disk usage summary for non-protected branches (by @Copilot)
• Add disk cleanup steps to free up space on GitHub-hosted runners (by @Copilot)
• Add Rust toolchain setup step to ci_cargo_deny_ubuntu workflow (by @Copilot)
• Add workflow_dispatch trigger to all CI workflows for manual testing (by @Copilot)

Changed

• release (#5064) (by @nervos-bot[bot])
• disable semver check when creating release pr (#5118) (by @doitian)
• implement logs subscription (#5092) (by @Officeyutong)
• Enhance ckb export/import subcommand with range and verifier selection (#4924) (by @eval-exec)
• Upgrade rust-toolchain from 1.85.0 to 1.92.0 (#4993) (by @eval-exec)
• release (#5052) (by @nervos-bot[bot])
• Standardize apt-get install in ci_aarch64_build_ubuntu to match other workflows (by @Copilot)
• Revert "Remove conditional disk cleanup on Ubuntu workflows" (by @Copilot)
• Trigger workflows when pushing to any branch (by @Copilot)
• Make cancel-in-progress conditional for pull_request and workflow_dispatch only (by @Copilot)
• Use self-hosted runners for Linux workflows in nervosnetwork org (by @Copilot)
• Use GitHub-hosted runners for all CI workflows (by @Copilot)
• Update CI workflow documentation to reflect simplified structure (by @Copilot)
• Update all CI workflow files to remove prologue and inline logic (by @Copilot)
• bump to v0.205.0-pre (by @doitian)

Fixed

• update bytes from 1.10.1 to 1.11.1 (RUSTSEC-2026-0007) (#5099) (by @Copilot)
• fix macos runners in package workflow (by @doitian)
• Fix integration test log upload: set CKB_INTEGRATION_TEST_TMP and pack entire directory on failure (by @Copilot)

Removed

• Remove conditional disk cleanup on Ubuntu workflows (by @Copilot)
• Remove CARGO_TARGET_DIR customizations from all workflows (by @Copilot)

Contributors

• @nervos-bot[bot]
• @doitian
• @eval-exec
• @zhangsoledad
• @driftluo
• @Copilot
• @Officeyutong

[doitian]

Pending PRs:

• fix: update Docker base image from bionic to focal for builder and runtime #5123
• fix(release): read changelog from CHANGELOG.md for release issue #5122
• fix: ckb-instrument compilation without progress_bar feature #5121

[doitian]

RC1 released: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb/releases/tag/v0.205.0-rc1
Defer the release date to next next Monday (2026-03-16)

[doitian]

RC2 released: https://github.com/nervosnetwork/ckb/releases/tag/v0.205.0-rc2

Changes since RC1: v0.205.0-rc1...v0.205.0-rc2

[doitian]

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