Description: This release contains following changes:

• Upgrade Cere chain to use Polkadot-v1.6.0

Desired outcome:

• Cere Network operates its own blockchain environment built on the Substrate framework and is currently using Polkadot v1.5.0. As part of our new release, we have upgraded the Cere chain to use Polkadot v1.6.0. Please note that there are no changes included from the Cere end in this release. For more details, kindly refer to the Polkadot v1.6.0 release notes.

Benefit for the stakeholders:

• Polkadot v1.6.0 focuses on validator functionality and pallet updates.
• Implements various security patches and upgrades cryptographic libraries for enhanced security.

For full details, visit the release analysis and GitHub release.