build: release Lotus Node and Miner v1.34.4-rc1

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -13,6 +13,37 @@
 - docs: fix outdated link in documentation ([#13436](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/13436))
 - docs: fix dead link in documentation ([#13437](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/13437))
 
+# Node v1.34.4-rc1 / 2025-12-10
+
+This is a patch release candidate primarily to include the fr32 fix required for Storage Provider software. All SPs (including Curio SPs) should update to this latest Lotus release.
+
+## Bug Fixes
+
+- fix(fr32): Update go-commp-utils to include fr32 fixes for Storage Provider compatibility ([filecoin-project/lotus#13455](https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/pull/13455))
+
+## 📝 Changelog
+
+For the set of changes since the last stable release:
+
+- Node: https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/compare/release/v1.34.3...release/v1.34.4-rc1
+
+## 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Contributors
+
+| Contributor | Commits | Lines ± | Files Changed |
+|-------------|---------|---------|---------------|
+| Łukasz Magiera | 1 | +837/-88 | 6 |
+| Phi-rjan | 4 | +111/-36 | 25 |
+| Phi | 2 | +26/-12 | 12 |
+| zjumathcode | 1 | +0/-32 | 32 |
+| Luca Moretti | 1 | +7/-7 | 7 |
+| bigmoonbit | 1 | +0/-13 | 9 |
+| xiaolinny | 1 | +6/-6 | 5 |
+| Block Wizard | 1 | +4/-1 | 2 |
+| mk0walsk | 1 | +2/-2 | 2 |
+| beck | 1 | +2/-1 | 1 |
+| Piotr Galar | 1 | +3/-0 | 1 |
+| Evan Etton | 1 | +2/-1 | 2 |
+
 # Node v1.34.3 / 2025-12-03
 
 This is a patch release addressing Docker image glibc compatibility errors reported in v1.34.2. This update is only necessary for users running Lotus via Docker who encountered `GLIBC_2.32/2.33/2.34 not found` errors.

build/version.go

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // NodeBuildVersion is the local build version of the Lotus daemon
-const NodeBuildVersion string = "1.34.4-dev"
+const NodeBuildVersion string = "1.34.4-rc1"
 
 func NodeUserVersion() BuildVersion {
 	if os.Getenv("LOTUS_VERSION_IGNORE_COMMIT") == "1" {
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func NodeUserVersion() BuildVersion {
 }
 
 // MinerBuildVersion is the local build version of the Lotus miner
-const MinerBuildVersion = "1.34.4-dev"
+const MinerBuildVersion = "1.34.4-rc1"
 
 func MinerUserVersion() BuildVersion {
 	if os.Getenv("LOTUS_VERSION_IGNORE_COMMIT") == "1" {