v0.2.4

[exploreriii]

[0.2.4] - 2026-04-12

Src

• Update generate_proto.py VERSION from v0.72.0-rc.2 to v0.72.1
• Exposed all missing TransactionRecord protobuf fields consensusTimestamp, scheduleRef, assessed_custom_fees, automatic_token_associations, parent_consensus_timestamp, alias, ethereum_hash, paid_staking_rewards, evm_address, contractCreateResult with proper None handling, PRNG oneof handling with unset values return None instead of default values 0 / b"" (Add missing fields to TransactionRecord class #1636)

Tests

• Refactor mock_server setup for network level TLS handling and added thread safety
• Refactor transaction_response_test.py by organizing the tests into test_transaction_response.py and transaction_response_test.py. (Resolve duplicate tests/unit/transaction_response_test.py tests #2066)

Examples

• Add the missing setup_client() docstring in examples/tokens/token_dissociate_transaction.py for consistency with the other example functions. ([Good First Issue]: Add missing docstring to setup_client() in examples/tokens/token_dissociate_transaction.py #2058)

Docs

• docs: Refactor and organise SDK documentation; delete obsolete directories (community-calls, github, workflows, maintainers, sdk_developers/automations) and generic guides (signing.md, rebasing.md, merge_conflicts.md, changelog_entry.md) now maintained in the upstream sdk-collaboration-hub; relocate team.md to docs/team.md; redirect all affected inbound links in README.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, and internal developer docs to upstream equivalents (Refactor and Organise Python SDK Docs #2101)

.github

• Renamed community call and office hour bots to use the cron- prefix ([Good First Issue]: Rename community call bots #2068)
• chore: Replace issue templates with upstream sdk-collaboration-hub versions; fix broken tree/main links, YAML indentation bugs, .CHANGELOG.md typo, duplicate step numbering, and misnumbered list in beginner quality standards; add Python SDK-specific resources and Windows setup guide links ([Intermediate]: Apply the new SDK collaboration hub issue templates to the python sdk #2088)
• chore: Added check for the discussion label in the inactivity bot ([Beginner]: Update .github/scripts/bot-inactivity-unassign.sh to skip if 'discussion' label is added #1583)
• chore: pin pip packages to exact versions in publish.yml to improve supply chain security and reproducibility ([Beginner]: Pin actions in https://github.com/hiero-ledger/hiero-sdk-python/blob/main/.github/workflows/publish.yml #2056)
• chore: update GitHub Actions runners from ubuntu-latest to hl-sdk-py-lin-md ([Good First Issue]: Update ubuntu runners to self hosted solution #2021)
• Refactored the Advanced Issue Template to V2 with stricter prerequisites and a focus on architectural design ([Advanced]: Refactor to create a V2 for the advanced issue template #2016).
• Refactored the Advanced Issue Template to ensure PR-level quality checklists do not block maintainers during issue creation ([Advanced]: Fix logical phase error in Advanced Issue Template #2036)
• Added CodeQL workflow (Add CodeQL workflow #2084)
• chore: add concurrency to unit and integration tests (Missing concurrency for unit and integration tests #2071)
• Add automated label sync workflow to propagate labels from linked issues to pull requests ([Intermediate]: Create a workflow to copy over the issue labels, type to the PR labels #1716)
• chore: update spam list (Update spam list (1 additions, 0 removals) #2035)
• Add CodeRabbit release gate workflow and prompt for PR audits release-pr-prompt.md, release-pr-coderabbit-gate.yml and release-pr-coderabbit-gate.js
• Refactor sync-issue-labels-compute.yml and sync-issue-labels-add.yml to properly sync issue labels and skip bot PRs.

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What's Changed

• docs: refactor Advanced Issue Template to V2 by @Akshat8510 in docs: refactor Advanced Issue Template to V2 #2029
• docs: refine Advanced Issue Template UX and prerequisites by @Akshat8510 in docs: refine Advanced Issue Template UX and prerequisites #2037
• chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.5.0 to 8.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump astral-sh/setup-uv from 7.5.0 to 8.0.0 #2045
• chore: update ubuntu runners to hl-sdk-py-lin-md by @Roshan-Singh-07 in chore: update ubuntu runners to hl-sdk-py-lin-md #2022
• chore: Refactor mock_server setup for network level TLS handling and added thread safety by @manishdait in chore: Refactor mock_server setup for network level TLS handling and added thread safety #2047
• chore(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.15.1 to 2.16.1 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.15.1 to 2.16.1 #2051
• feat: sync linked issue labels to pull requests by @cheese-cakee in feat: sync linked issue labels to pull requests #2015
• docs: add missing docstring to setup_client by @Omswastik-11 in docs: add missing docstring to setup_client #2061
• chore: pin pip packages to exact versions in publish.yml by @Rajkoli145 in chore: pin pip packages to exact versions in publish.yml #2079
• update spam list by @Gitjay11 in update spam list  #2078
• feat: Expose all missing protobuf fields in TransactionRecord by @gangulysiddhartha22-cmyk in feat: Expose all missing protobuf fields in TransactionRecord  #2008
• feat: add CodeRabbit release gate workflow and prompt for PR audits by @MonaaEid in feat: add CodeRabbit release gate workflow and prompt for PR audits #2049
• chore: add concurrency guard by @exploreriii in chore: add concurrency guard #2072
• ci: add codeql workflow by @exploreriii in ci: add codeql workflow #2085
• Add discussion label check and test to bot inactivity script by @oGranny in Add discussion label check and test to bot inactivity script #2023
• chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump actions/download-artifact from 8.0.0 to 8.0.1 #2091
• chore(deps): bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.13.0 to 1.14.0 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.13.0 to 1.14.0 #2089
• test: refactor transaction response tests to eliminate duplication by @tech0priyanshu in test: refactor transaction response tests to eliminate duplication #2096
• chore: replace issue templates with upstream sdk-collaboration-hub templates by @DeathGun44 in chore: replace issue templates with upstream sdk-collaboration-hub templates #2097
• chore: rename community call and office hour bots to cron prefix by @Omswastik-11 in chore: rename community call and office hour bots to cron prefix #2077
• chore: [StepSecurity] Apply security best practices by @stepsecurity-app[bot] in chore: [StepSecurity] Apply security best practices #2092
• chore(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.14.1 to 2.17.0 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump step-security/harden-runner from 2.14.1 to 2.17.0 #2098
• chore(deps): bump actions/github-script from 8.0.0 to 9.0.0 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump actions/github-script from 8.0.0 to 9.0.0 #2099
• chore: Refactor Sync Linked Issue Labels Worflow by @manishdait in chore: Refactor Sync Linked Issue Labels Worflow #2095
• chore(deps): bump hiero-ledger/hiero-solo-action from 0.17.0 to 0.18.0 by @dependabot[bot] in chore(deps): bump hiero-ledger/hiero-solo-action from 0.17.0 to 0.18.0 #2090
• docs: refactor and organise SDK documentation by @DeathGun44 in docs: refactor and organise SDK documentation #2106
• chore: [StepSecurity] Apply security best practices by @stepsecurity-app[bot] in chore: [StepSecurity] Apply security best practices #2105
• chore: update generate_proto.py version to v0.72.1 by @tannaya7 in chore: update generate_proto.py version to v0.72.1 #2104
• chore: v0.2.4 by @exploreriii in chore: v0.2.4 #2109

New Contributors

• @Roshan-Singh-07 made their first contribution in chore: update ubuntu runners to hl-sdk-py-lin-md #2022
• @Omswastik-11 made their first contribution in docs: add missing docstring to setup_client #2061
• @Gitjay11 made their first contribution in update spam list  #2078
• @DeathGun44 made their first contribution in chore: replace issue templates with upstream sdk-collaboration-hub templates #2097
• @tannaya7 made their first contribution in chore: update generate_proto.py version to v0.72.1 #2104

Full Changelog: v0.2.3...v0.2.4

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