chore: Release 4.0.0-rc.2 (#522)

Author: pinkforest

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@ major series.
 #### Breaking changes
 
 * Update the MSRV from 1.41 to 1.60
+* Provide SemVer policy
 * Make `digest` an optional feature
 * Make `rand_core` an optional feature
-* Add target u32/u64 backend overrides
-* Update backend selection to be more automatic
 * Remove `std` feature flag
 * Remove `nightly` feature flag
+* Automatic serial backend selection between `u32` and `u64` over the default `u32`
+* Backend selection is now via cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend) over additive features.
+* Provide override to select `u32` or `u64` backend via cfg(curve25519_dalek_bits)
 * Replace methods `Scalar::{zero, one}` with constants `Scalar::{ZERO, ONE}`
 * Deprecate `EdwardsPoint::hash_from_bytes` and rename it `EdwardsPoint::nonspec_map_to_curve`
 * Require including a new trait, `use curve25519_dalek::traits::BasepointTable`

Cargo.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name = "curve25519-dalek"
 # - update CHANGELOG
 # - update README if required by semver
 # - if README was updated, also update module documentation in src/lib.rs
-version = "4.0.0-rc.1"
+version = "4.0.0-rc.2"
 edition = "2021"
 rust-version = "1.60.0"
 authors = ["Isis Lovecruft <isis@patternsinthevoid.net>",
@@ -55,12 +55,12 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", default-features = false, optional = true, features =
 zeroize = { version = "1", default-features = false, optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend = "fiat")'.dependencies]
-fiat-crypto = "0.1.6"
+fiat-crypto = "0.1.19"
 
 # The original packed_simd package was orphaned, see
 # https://github.com/rust-lang/packed_simd/issues/303#issuecomment-701361161
 [target.'cfg(curve25519_dalek_backend = "simd")'.dependencies]
-packed_simd = { version = "0.3.4", package = "packed_simd_2", features = ["into_bits"] }
+packed_simd = { version = "0.3.8", package = "packed_simd_2", features = ["into_bits"] }
 
 [features]
 default = ["alloc", "precomputed-tables", "zeroize"]

README.md

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ curve25519-dalek = "3"
 To use the latest prerelease (see changes [below](#breaking-changes-in-400)),
 use the following line in your project's `Cargo.toml`:
 ```toml
-curve25519-dalek = "4.0.0-rc.1"
+curve25519-dalek = "4.0.0-rc.2"
 ```
 
 ## Feature Flags
@@ -65,16 +65,15 @@ disable it when running `cargo`, add the `--no-default-features` CLI flag.
 
 Breaking changes for each major version release can be found in
 [`CHANGELOG.md`](CHANGELOG.md), under the "Breaking changes" subheader. The
-latest breaking changes are below:
+latest breaking changes in high level are below:
 
 ### Breaking changes in 4.0.0
 
 * Update the MSRV from 1.41 to 1.60
-* Update backend selection to be more automatic. See [backends](#backends)
-* Remove `std` feature flag
-* Remove `nightly` feature flag
-* Make `digest` an optional feature
-* Make `rand_core` an optional feature
+* Provide SemVer policy
+* Make `digest` and `rand_core` optional features
+* Remove `std` and `nightly` features
+* Replace backend selection - See [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md) and [backends](#backends)
 * Replace methods `Scalar::{zero, one}` with constants `Scalar::{ZERO, ONE}`
 * `Scalar::from_canonical_bytes` now returns `CtOption`
 * `Scalar::is_canonical` now returns `Choice`
@@ -85,6 +84,10 @@ latest breaking changes are below:
 
 This release also does a lot of dependency updates and relaxations to unblock upstream build issues.
 
+### 4.0.0 - Open Breaking Changes
+
+See tracking issue: [curve25519-dalek/issues/521](https://github.com/dalek-cryptography/curve25519-dalek/issues/521)
+
 # Backends
 
 Curve arithmetic is implemented and used by selecting one of the following backends:
@@ -273,9 +276,6 @@ that primitive.
 
 Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md][contributing].
 
-Patches and pull requests should be make against the `develop`
-branch, **not** `main`.
-
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