chore(main): release core 26.1.0 (#3499)

🤖 I have created a release *beep* *boop*
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##
[26.1.0](core-v26.0.0...core-v26.1.0)
(2025-01-21)


### Features

* update l2 erc20 bridge address in updater as well
([#3500](#3500))
([fe3c7b2](fe3c7b2))
* **vm:** Implement call tracing for fast VM
([#2905](#2905))
([731b824](731b824))


### Bug Fixes

* copy special case to fast VM call tracer
([#3509](#3509))
([995e583](995e583))
* fix execute encoding for transactions
([#3501](#3501))
([4c381a8](4c381a8))
* **gateway:** erc20 workaround for gateway upgrade
([#3511](#3511))
([c140ba8](c140ba8))


### Performance Improvements

* optimize get_unsealed_l1_batch_inner
([#3491](#3491))
([9b121c9](9b121c9))

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.github/release-please/manifest.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "core": "26.0.0",
+  "core": "26.1.0",
   "prover": "17.1.1",
   "zkstack_cli": "0.1.2"
 }

core/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [26.1.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v26.0.0...core-v26.1.0) (2025-01-21)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* update l2 erc20 bridge address in updater as well ([#3500](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3500)) ([fe3c7b2](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/fe3c7b2583bc4f9277e186334e5822ddf95bdcd0))
+* **vm:** Implement call tracing for fast VM ([#2905](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/2905)) ([731b824](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/731b8240abd4c0cfa42f2ce89c23f8ebf67e1bf2))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* copy special case to fast VM call tracer ([#3509](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3509)) ([995e583](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/995e583aa9b4ef6e0d8697fbb040e4b991a4248d))
+* fix execute encoding for transactions ([#3501](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3501)) ([4c381a8](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/4c381a84346f8ab88d3f01dc2848c7fb5f2b788d))
+* **gateway:** erc20 workaround for gateway upgrade ([#3511](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3511)) ([c140ba8](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/c140ba8f57caabf9c9bdd4bd8c9743a9ccf668be))
+
+
+### Performance Improvements
+
+* optimize get_unsealed_l1_batch_inner ([#3491](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/issues/3491)) ([9b121c9](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/commit/9b121c96bbb2e53be74aa81e0ca250ce9251f8db))
+
 ## [26.0.0](https://github.com/matter-labs/zksync-era/compare/core-v25.4.0...core-v26.0.0) (2025-01-17)
 
 

core/bin/external_node/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "zksync_external_node"
 description = "Non-validator ZKsync node"
-version = "26.0.0" # x-release-please-version
+version = "26.1.0" # x-release-please-version
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 homepage.workspace = true