Release notes: Snapcraft 4.5.1

The team behind Snapcraft is pleased to announce the release of Snapcraft 4.5.1.

Highlights for this release include:

  • more improvements for using python3.8 from within a snap
  • allow revoking validation assertions
  • experimental notice for compression has been removed
  • SDK snap paths in ACLOCAL_PATH are now included

For general details, including installation instructions, see Snapcraft overview, or take a look at Snapcraft release notes for other Snapcraft releases.

Full list of changes

The issues and features worked on for Snapcraft 4.5 are reflected in the following change list:

List of changes for Snapcraft 4.5.1
- More improvements for using python3.8 from within a snap [@kenvandine](https://github.com/kenvandine) ([#3430](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3430)) - Allow revoking validation assertions (LP: #1912332) [@nessita](https://github.com/nessita) ([#3433](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3433)) - spread tests: remove legacy plugin tests [@cjp256](https://github.com/cjp256) ([#3432](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3432)) - godeps spread test: use latest/stable go snap [@cjp256](https://github.com/cjp256) ([#3431](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3431)) - plugins v1: Pin pip to supported versions [@philroche](https://github.com/philroche) ([#3428](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3428)) - cli: remove experimental notice for compression [@cjp256](https://github.com/cjp256) ([#3421](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3421)) - Ensure PYTHONPATH is appropriate for building packages with gnome-3-38 [@kenvandine](https://github.com/kenvandine) ([#3424](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3424)) - Ensure PYTHONPATH is properly set for gnome-3-34 builds [@kenvandine](https://github.com/kenvandine) ([#3426](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3426)) - Revert "cli: allow validation assertions to be revoked ([#3417](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3417))" [@sergiusens](https://github.com/sergiusens) ([#3422](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3422)) - Include SDK snap paths in ACLOCAL_PATH [@kenvandine](https://github.com/kenvandine) ([#3419](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3419)) - plainbox spread tests: set tasks to manual [@cjp256](https://github.com/cjp256) ([#3420](https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/3420))