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+# Changelog
+
+## [0.2.0-alpha44](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/v0.1.0-alpha44...v0.2.0-alpha44) (2023-08-23)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* **ci:** Initial release please config ([#1769](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1769)) ([4207559](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/42075590058b21f38b5e745af54b2062371f9ebe))
+* compress debug symbols ([#1760](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1760)) ([9464b25](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9464b25c1a2a809db559ddc4e2d4ee5ade1fa65a))
+* not retrying unrecoverable errors ([#1752](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1752)) ([c0f2820](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c0f28204f53152c941704ece66287eddfe13c047))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Download SRS using one canonical URL across the codebase ([#1748](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1748)) ([899b055](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/899b05557365a5bf97e64793dd563a1b4bfa0f3f))
+* proving fails when circuit has size > ~500K ([#1739](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1739)) ([708b05c](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/708b05ca6638dc0d6ca7cb34fb8de76665a43b58))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* consistent block number method naming ([#1751](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1751)) ([df1afe2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/df1afe255d3095a9b2851b47480801c06d116eed))
+* Use context instead of custom oracles for public functions ([#1754](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1754)) ([46de77a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/46de77ad3e5e91b9276146410381c69ccba1ae2b))
+
+
+### Documentation
+
+* convert quick start guides into e2e tests ([#1726](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1726)) ([802a678](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/802a678e3dd19339cd88b105a0ce341026b58054)), closes [#1564](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1564)
+* including "real" code in keys docs ([#1767](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/1767)) ([cd9cadb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/cd9cadbfb6b0311c381586799588a5f64df98f29))