The core team has tagged Validator 1.8.4 release and it's ready for general availability.
This release removes non-active rust embedded gateway code and is a regular, non-mandatory update.
For operators building from source, this release will provide accelerated build and test times and docker operators should see a slight decrease in overall docker container size.
Complete list of changes here: https://gist.github.com/evanmcc/be303d51869c1c3ed736fe88f12ed2e9