solana-labs/solana v1.6.0

Testnet - v1.6.0

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This is a Testnet release. It is not recommended for Mainnet Beta

New Features

• BPF Rust toolchain upgraded to Rust 1.50
• BPF JIT is now enabled by default (add the --no-bpf-jit flag to disable the JIT)
• New solana-validator subcommands to improve quality of life for node operators

Breaking Changes

• solana program deploy commands now only return json when specified via --output parameter
• solana vote-account's output is tweaked for easier understanding
• solana catchup displays more precise ETA by computing overall average progress (contributed by @diman-io)

Known Issues

• 1.6.0 Rust crates have been yanked due to source backwards compatibility issues with the 1.5.x Rust crates