The node release 4.5.0 brings a new GRPC API and performance and stability improvements.
- The node is now able to recover after crashes which leave only treestate or only blockstate usable.
- Fix a memory leak that could occur in certain usage scenarios involving smart contracts.
- Support for a new GRPC API which uses typed proto definitions. This adds a number of new configuration options for the node. These are detailed in grpc2.md