v1.3.0-rc.1

This pre-release introduces support for the Deneb fork, which has already occured on Goerli and is scheduled for Holesky in epoch 29696.

⚠️ This pre-release is required for Holesky & Goerli operators, however you should not run it on mainnet operators ⚠️

Upgrade Priority

Network	Priority
mainnet	Do not upgrade ⚠️
jato-v2	Mandatory
holesky	Mandatory

New

• Initial E2E implementation (#1281)
• test: ValidatorController unit tests (#1124)

Fixes

• fix: (API) missing nil check in byIndices (#1283)
• fix: (SlotTicker) potential double tick (#1244)
• fix: don't start liquidated validators after metadata fetch (#1273)
• fix: get own sync committee duties after validators setup (#1305)

Changes

• Deneb spec alignment (#1282)
• Align spec with 375a276 (#1252)
• Upgrade ssv-spec to v0.3.6 (#1299)
• removed any reference for operator id in node metadata (#1275)
• Don't use BeaconState in Validators call (#1301)
• Added more slashing tests (#1241)