v1.6.1

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Added

• Support for eth_createAccessList as both an rpc call (web3.eth.createAccessList) and property of contract method wrappers (contractInstance.methods.getValue().createAccessList) (eth_createAccessList - Closes #4081 #4332)

Changed

• Not considering tx.chainId if tx.common.customChain.chainId is provided for web3.eth.accounts.signTransaction function (add tx.chainId if tx.common.chainId not provided #4293)
• Added missing PromiEvent handler types (add missing PromiEvent handler types #4194)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (webpack5 support for angular-cli #4174)
• Updated the documentation for the Web3.utils, removed context for _ (underscore lib) (Web3.utils._ undefined #4403)
• Emit subscription id with connect event when creating a subscription (Fix unsubscribe and add a test (#4058) #4300)
• Introduced new configuration "blockHeaderTimeout" for waiting of block headers for transaction receipt (Not getting success callback/ receipt with walletconnect with web3.js 1.3.3 #3891)
• Format block.baseFeePerGas to number (Format baseFeePerGas to number in returned blocks - Closes #4326 #4330)
• Correct web3-eth-personal.sendTransaction example in documentation (Update doc example for web3.eth.personal (#4397) #4409)
• Updated README to include Webpack 5 angular support instructions (webpack5 support for angular-cli #4174)

Fixed

• Fix 1.6.1 build size issue with removing static asset files (Fix 1.6.1 build size issue with removing static asset files #4506)
• Correct web3.rst example in documentation (Update comment web3.rst #4511)
• Correct BlockHeader typing (receiptRoot -> receiptsRoot) (Fix buggy BlockHeader ts interface #4452)

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Pull Request Test Coverage Report for Build 1463785530

• 0 of 0 changed or added relevant lines in 0 files are covered.
• 273 unchanged lines in 8 files lost coverage.
• Overall coverage increased (+2.3%) to 74.84%

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Files with Coverage Reduction	New Missed Lines	%
packages/web3-core-requestmanager/src/jsonrpc.js	1	70.0%
packages/web3-core-helpers/src/formatters.js	6	84.87%
packages/web3-core-method/lib/index.js	9	93.82%
packages/web3-core-helpers/src/errors.js	29	1.56%
packages/web3-utils/src/soliditySha3.js	34	3.43%
packages/web3-utils/src/index.js	43	31.38%
packages/web3-utils/src/utils.js	44	9.66%
packages/web3-eth-accounts/src/index.js	107	23.67%

Totals
Change from base Build 1463705036:	2.3%
Covered Lines:	3229
Relevant Lines:	4079

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[spacesailor24]

As part of the RC process, am doing some test installations in other projects and running their tests to see if everything.

• installs properly
• builds
• tests pass

Project	Desc	Status
oz-test-helpers	Test utils. Subset of their suite is web3 contracts	✅
synthetix	~1000 units	✅

[spacesailor24]

As part of the RC process, am doing some test installations in other projects and running their tests to see if everything.

• installs properly
• builds
• tests pass

Project	Desc	Status
oz-test-helpers	Test utils. Subset of their suite is web3 contracts	✅
synthetix	~1000 units	✅

[spacesailor24]

Ran tests using web3 1.5.3 and 1.6.1-rc.3 and all tests passed