CODE_COLOR: CODE_GREEN_TESTNET
RELEASE_VERSION: 2.1.0-rc.3
PROTOCOL_UPGRADE: FALSE
DATABASE_UPGRADE: FALSE
SECURITY_UPGRADE: FALSE

Fixes

This release addresses the graceful shutdown of the awc::Client.

Non-protocol changes

#11711 enforces the SHA-NI extentions. Whithout this, nodes are more likely to fall out of sync.
Make sure that the CPU has support for SHA-NI : lscpu | grep sha.

Full Changelog: 2.1.0-rc.2...2.1.0-rc.3