Merge pull request #3038 from ProvableHQ/release-mainnet-4.4.0

[Release] Mainnet 4.4.0

Author: vicsn

.cargo/release-version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v4.3.1
+v4.4.0

.circleci/semver-checks.sh

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # Ensure that the command is installed.
 cargo install [email protected] --locked
 
-BASELINE_REV=eff84712b # UPDATE ME ON NECESSARY BREAKING CHANGES
+BASELINE_REV=250ced449 # UPDATE ME ON NECESSARY BREAKING CHANGES
 
 # Exclude CLI as it has been removed
 cargo semver-checks --workspace --default-features \

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,24 +1,17 @@
-<!-- Thank you for submitting the PR! We appreciate you spending the time to work on these changes! -->
+Thank you for submitting the PR! We appreciate you spending the time to work on these changes!
 
 ## Motivation
 
-(Write your motivation here)
+Write your motivation here, make sure to link related issues and PRs.
 
 ## Test Plan
 
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+## Documentation
 
-## Related PRs
+If this PR adds or changes functionality, consider clarifying which docs need to be updated, e.g. on [AleoNet/welcome](https://github.com/AleoNet/welcome).
 
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+## Backwards compatibility
 
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+Please review backwards compatibility. Does any functionality need to be guarded by an existing or new `ConsensusVersion`?