diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a94ae6e22cb..224cbb4eeca 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.55.1",
+  ".": "0.56.0",
   "yarn-project/cli": "0.35.1",
-  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.55.1",
-  "barretenberg": "0.55.1",
-  "barretenberg/ts": "0.55.1"
+  "yarn-project/aztec": "0.56.0",
+  "barretenberg": "0.56.0",
+  "barretenberg/ts": "0.56.0"
 }
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8f335b11ff9..95a1c007a74 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,208 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.56.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.55.1...aztec-packages-v0.56.0) (2024-09-25)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* make compute_nullifier_without_context unconstrained ([#8742](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8742))
+* remove PublicContextInputs ([#8770](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8770))
+* make TestEnvironment be unconstrained ([#8747](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8747))
+* change ec_add to unsafe implementation (but much better perf) ([#8374](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8374))
+* `aztec_macros` are dead, long live `aztec::macros` ([#8438](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8438))
+* **avm:** GETENVVAR + ISSTATICCALL ([#8692](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8692))
+* remove sha256 opcode ([#4571](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/4571))
+* removing implicit numeric generics (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5837)
+* Infer globals to be u32 when used in a type (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6083)
+* add support for u1 in the avm, ToRadix's radix arg is a memory addr ([#8570](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8570))
+* remove key registry ([#8613](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8613))
+* **avm:** dont compress public bytecode ([#8623](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8623))
+* **avm:** remove tag in NOT ([#8606](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8606))
+
+### Features
+
+* (LSP) if in runtime code, always suggest functions that return Quoted as macro calls (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6098) ([7fb2a45](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7fb2a454531db8cef757b5ec2028d97e823bef5f))
+* (LSP) remove unused imports (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6129) ([4522c4f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4522c4f428b288825013d7c38c5a4cbc5b8c8f58))
+* (LSP) show global value on hover (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6097) ([7fb2a45](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7fb2a454531db8cef757b5ec2028d97e823bef5f))
+* (LSP) suggest $vars inside `quote { ... }` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6114) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* `aztec_macros` are dead, long live `aztec::macros` ([#8438](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8438)) ([7cbabd6](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7cbabd6840ee8127c12a51a2342ef634f1d58954))
+* Add `Expr::as_constructor` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5980) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Add `Expr::as_for` and `Expr::as_for_range` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6039) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Add `Expr::as_lambda` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6048) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Add Aztec Bot to helm testnet package ([#8702](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8702)) ([982a04e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/982a04e8021ec88b178ea05fdebb7193998cde38))
+* Add epochs to existing orchestrator ([#8675](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8675)) ([0337fe9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0337fe9c2a7ac9f19fe8f695c7c072102dae9ec2))
+* Add epochs to existing orchestrator v2 ([#8732](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8732)) ([cec4d3f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/cec4d3fedd5483cece5e53c0c1682d7a0b26f5fd))
+* Add initial integration of databus ([#8710](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8710)) ([779e104](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/779e10499cfe668506ba8a199342cf86fae258a7))
+* Add peer scoring to req resp rate limits ([#8633](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8633)) ([b015a79](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b015a79560133d4bf842834066eb88bffba7cb7f))
+* Add separate report for public function bytecode sizes ([#8750](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8750)) ([d3c102f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d3c102f3c055e29c2beeb5ed81ac7b76b7135d25))
+* Add support for u1 in the avm, ToRadix's radix arg is a memory addr ([#8570](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8570)) ([1785737](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/178573738731e2e74e4119a035f913da39675d85))
+* Add validation to request / response interactions + adjust scoring appropiately ([#8641](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8641)) ([8dfdebc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8dfdebc7055ca89861a3727ea2d419fde98d6cf7))
+* Aggregate honk and avm recursion constraints together ([#8696](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8696)) ([3fa9e83](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3fa9e83c0fac460f586572fe2866823fe7f740d2))
+* Allow visibility modifiers in struct definitions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6054) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* **avm:** Avm recursive TS/Noir integration ([#8531](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8531)) ([dd09f05](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/dd09f057e97ac1bba7b3fbf29b50737ebe5ca76f)), closes [#7791](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7791)
+* **avm:** Avm recursive TS/Noir integration ([#8611](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8611)) ([e417231](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e4172318af81ac2ac8535c89d3e5afc72d33ba29))
+* **avm:** Bounded mle implementation ([#8668](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8668)) ([aa85f2a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aa85f2a781223f067291b5702f2e47baced865fd)), closes [#8651](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8651)
+* **avm:** GETENVVAR + ISSTATICCALL ([#8692](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8692)) ([02cff0b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/02cff0b525d9d6b1c854219f06713a8b94a8e9f5))
+* **avm:** Opcode STATICCALL -  stubbed ([#8601](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8601)) ([facff7f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/facff7fd0b6ea57e91f7d3e3863435655d8b48ea)), closes [#8596](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8596)
+* **avm:** Remove tag in NOT ([#8606](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8606)) ([d5695fc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d5695fcde93cbfda3e45bfa03988a9e72f2dcb59))
+* **avm:** Return oracle ([#8629](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8629)) ([b6bc7c3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b6bc7c3f5064255480e3d4443471c2c50007d0ca))
+* **avm:** Set avm circuit subgroup size ([#8537](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8537)) ([3b78058](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3b78058288edbbe18a2eb8c81de5576c8a9478ab))
+* Benchmark compute_row_evaluations and update analysis script ([#8673](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8673)) ([c738c47](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c738c47bd13875ba1649d808e7abd2908fa29e07))
+* Check unconstrained trait impl method matches (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6057) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Compute args hash with comptime length ([#8736](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8736)) ([dae82d8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/dae82d84f95242ad7da1bf8e0c7e5063a35b1fef))
+* Constant sized PG proofs and const sized PG rec verifier ([#8605](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8605)) ([09e2f44](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/09e2f447b003ed4c77b12069893785851a2c6258))
+* Do not double error on import with error (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6131) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* **docs:** Getting started, portals page, some other nits ([#8515](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8515)) ([9632e0d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9632e0dcf3c5b8966be0e1d02fa7ea9a5677af97))
+* **docs:** Some small custom note stuff ([#8518](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8518)) ([a098d41](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a098d41ef0ba91beaf8b22a353bccd8e78bae5f5))
+* EpochProofQuote implementation in TS ([#8689](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8689)) ([1aad110](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1aad110ba582599a69216dc0491f19b0df6dafea))
+* Faster LSP by caching file managers (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6047) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Implement `to_be_radix` in the comptime interpreter (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6043) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Implement solver for mov_registers_to_registers (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6089) ([03b9e71](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03b9e71e5ebb3d46827671b2197697b5d294d04e))
+* Implement type paths (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6093) ([b330e87](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b330e874dc11235eb9730aca7c936299378c9ce8))
+* Let LSP suggest macro calls too (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6090) ([b330e87](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b330e874dc11235eb9730aca7c936299378c9ce8))
+* Light block builder ([#8662](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8662)) ([1e922a5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1e922a5a13bf3105e1317eda6d5536aa44a84b54))
+* LSP autocompletion for `TypePath` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6117) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Make compute_nullifier_without_context unconstrained ([#8742](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8742)) ([e30a743](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e30a743d01ab190a1f7a677d2ae667f15c83d97f))
+* Make TestEnvironment be unconstrained ([#8747](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8747)) ([b9a1f59](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b9a1f59a5343c8fa7caa957a5ebc3eb533a21c9c))
+* Make UltraKeccak work with Shplemini at bb-level ([#8646](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8646)) ([82b60eb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/82b60ebbdb18400363248b80986c993df1b7e4af))
+* **metaprogramming:** Add `#[use_callers_scope]` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6050) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* More robust recursion input generator ([#8634](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8634)) ([020d4fd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/020d4fd0cf4137e21f55b1c41e9e381a27191d84))
+* Only download non-pruned blocks ([#8578](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8578)) ([ae26474](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ae26474709e28116a38fd2c2773de39dfb6816ad))
+* Optimize constraints in sha256 (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6145) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Partial notes log encoding ([#8538](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8538)) ([5f5ec20](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5f5ec2099782a64160c7b06ce2021d28c264e7e9))
+* **perf:** Allow array set last uses optimization in return block of Brillig functions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6119) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* **perf:** Remove unused loads in mem2reg and last stores per function (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5925) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Pretty print Quoted token stream (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6111) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Prune if needed ([#8617](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8617)) ([49b17d0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/49b17d0924fc3b11d0b2202cfc01d3dd4c18617a)), closes [#8608](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8608)
+* Public kernel handles enqueued calls ([#8523](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8523)) ([6303b4a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/6303b4afbc39715e92d5ca7ae5100c60f6398686))
+* Reduce max memory in translator by freeing accumulator and eccvm ([#8253](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8253)) ([7247ddb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7247ddba274e691a7c5220848caf1fa9d6aa911e))
+* Remove aztec macros (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6087) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Remove key registry ([#8613](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8613)) ([a668506](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a6685067a0a5d17cbbc4cbfed4e78e364864ff51))
+* Remove sha256 opcode ([#4571](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/4571)) ([4b4a0bf](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4b4a0bf17050893f913b3db10bc70a584b7aaa5e))
+* Remove unnecessary branching in keccak impl (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6133) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Represent assertions more similarly to function calls (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6103) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Show test output when running via LSP (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6049) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Swap endianness in-place in keccak implementation (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6128) ([4522c4f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4522c4f428b288825013d7c38c5a4cbc5b8c8f58))
+* Update rollup storage to hold pending/proven tips ([#8583](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8583)) ([38e3051](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/38e3051d60f9f8a80e33fab4e0f7f3ec3cde2ee2))
+* Use new IVC scheme ([#8480](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8480)) ([1c7b06d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1c7b06d6621d9873f84147b2b7f1f22bf21bbacb))
+* **vc:** Remove viem signers from validator client ([#8517](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8517)) ([8244fa2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8244fa2d496975bb8bcc032690e0eab1b8c9548f))
+* Visibility for traits (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6056) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Address a bunch of issues with generics ([#8625](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8625)) ([94718f1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/94718f1fbc26b165107872b2e32ba5412ba3b7fd))
+* Allow macros to change types on each iteration of a comptime loop (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6105) ([03b9e71](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03b9e71e5ebb3d46827671b2197697b5d294d04e))
+* Allow providing default implementations of unconstrained trait methods (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6138) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Always parse all tokens from quoted token streams (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6064) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* **avm:** Fix tests under proving ([#8640](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8640)) ([8bfc769](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8bfc769d7cbd6f88bfa7926c051a329ee0fd3468))
+* Be more lenient with semicolons on interned expressions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6062) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Boomerang variable in sha256 hash function ([#8581](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8581)) ([f2a1330](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f2a13309f544bbd83b593e6a6207d49d9ef48b74))
+* **ci:** Rerun.yml should not trigger if a commit has been pushed ([#8735](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8735)) ([39fbf92](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/39fbf92a068be5f746b7cc379910c6af85f5e064))
+* Consider constants as used values to keep their rc ops (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6122) ([4522c4f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4522c4f428b288825013d7c38c5a4cbc5b8c8f58))
+* Correct stack trace order in comptime assertion failures (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6066) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Decode databus return values (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6095) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Delete database file from disk on db.delete ([#8693](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8693)) ([07d43ea](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/07d43ea77b57aba5d6edba56fe873b7dafd17e50))
+* Delete temp lmdb stores + close db connection ([#8778](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8778)) ([9321cbc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9321cbcf022994e5f8d41798d8c765490ab96824))
+* Disambiguate field or int static trait method call (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6112) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Do not prune if we are behind the assumed proven block ([#8744](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8744)) ([e85bee5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e85bee5fb32057c8315593027417853cb4dfdcd5))
+* **docs:** Simplify home page ([#8630](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8630)) ([87e0a17](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/87e0a17db6c89a3a6e23fca3369c3bc5fe84ad3d))
+* Don't crash on untyped global used as array length (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6076) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Don't prune while proposing or proving. ([#8739](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8739)) ([5854879](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5854879f46f0f777dd986f1ba6adf6aa24abc683))
+* Error on `&mut x` when `x` is not mutable (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6037) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Fix canonicalization bug (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6033) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Fix comptime type formatting (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6079) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Fixes mapTuple typing ([#8615](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8615)) ([25d5805](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/25d5805db1a2ccd0f06f14ab9a11a3fa455e5b69))
+* Handle multi-byte utf8 characters in formatter (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6118) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Handle parenthesized expressions in array length (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6132) ([4522c4f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4522c4f428b288825013d7c38c5a4cbc5b8c8f58))
+* Infer globals to be u32 when used in a type (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6083) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Initialise databus using return values (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6074) ([b330e87](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b330e874dc11235eb9730aca7c936299378c9ce8))
+* Let LSP suggest fields and methods in LValue chains (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6051) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Let token pretty printer handle `+=` and similar token sequences (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6135) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* **mem2reg:** Remove possibility of underflow (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6107) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* New commit_sparse bug and new tests ([#8649](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8649)) ([5818018](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/581801863529cd2b437cb51b041ada17a96949e0))
+* Parse a statement as an expression (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6040) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Preserve generic kind on trait methods (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6099) ([7fb2a45](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7fb2a454531db8cef757b5ec2028d97e823bef5f))
+* Prevent check_can_mutate crashing on undefined variable (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6044) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Quick TXE after public executor changes ([#8661](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8661)) ([48a715b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/48a715b6a11a07af7f9adce7a1049cf5e81a933d))
+* **revert:** "chore!: change ec_add to unsafe implementation (but much better perf)" ([#8722](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8722)) ([9a1b5b5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9a1b5b5fdd3194f4e7833aacbca4f48aadafbd74))
+* **revert:** "feat: Add epochs to existing orchestrator" ([#8727](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8727)) ([ff8e1ed](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/ff8e1edc5eae5d5a18d36cb960eb3d98afa1cfa6))
+* Skip G1 SRS download if numPoints is zero ([#8717](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8717)) ([753cdf8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/753cdf8b047365b6280c0306fdc6f59f824f740b))
+* **ssa:** RC correctness issue  (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6134) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Unencryptedlogs witgen ([#8669](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8669)) ([aee4c2d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aee4c2dde7576fad1c47e407ee0dca43dac2b1b4))
+* Unify macro result type with actual type (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6086) ([b330e87](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/b330e874dc11235eb9730aca7c936299378c9ce8))
+* Update databus in flattening (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6063) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* **world_state:** Fix race conditions in WorldState and IndexedTree ([#8612](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8612)) ([6797525](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/679752542edf1667d58e8839aca05d2b9fcc7da6))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Add more cases for assert_equal conversion ([#8446](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8446)) ([e3ea298](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e3ea298fd1f7326199e6e35b3523aadb2b12a925))
+* Archiver cleanup ([#8599](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8599)) ([184cc88](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/184cc882b3f1b90d74f149e46100474263a3665d))
+* **avm:** Dont compress public bytecode ([#8623](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8623)) ([353da3f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/353da3f65e34783058d3ec7187dbe876f737b044))
+* **avm:** Simplify bb-prover and other AVM tests ([#8627](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8627)) ([0d75363](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d7536395f2406a22a76f15d01114730c84edc18))
+* **avm:** Smaller skippable test ([#8664](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8664)) ([2418977](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/241897733fe0a5e2ccdf322449debd367f458086))
+* **bb readme:** Document how to Honk Noir programs ([#7638](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7638)) ([cd46ddd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/cd46ddd96539f2db466d1116dabdb838d2a807e7))
+* Bye bye Zeromorph in Solidity ([#8678](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8678)) ([74182c4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/74182c40e152e988ee8590f39c51d00150ef01ca))
+* Change ec_add to unsafe implementation (but much better perf) ([#8374](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8374)) ([aabd2d8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aabd2d85d4f3f35d67d53421b47214aa8904c505))
+* **ci:** Bump noir compile tests ([#8705](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8705)) ([4121ef3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4121ef32d28ea8bf08b10f1bf1508daeef77e1a9))
+* **ci:** Make boxes only run on master ([#8604](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8604)) ([07e6a7e](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/07e6a7e36626f51f987fff1962903c86df34eb5b))
+* **ci:** More lenient recovery ([#8462](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8462)) ([5d9a2fe](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5d9a2fee16b1229987f66070239196235dc10a83))
+* **ci:** Reinstate a bunch of tests in e2e list ([#8737](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8737)) ([226f311](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/226f31103b5e92017732bc1477733cd634dc1e9c))
+* **ci:** Remove deleted e2e ([#8600](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8600)) ([03127b2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03127b29c9bcad21ff35c14aecf9b2402faa20a5))
+* **ci:** Remove e2e-prover-full from default set ([#8697](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8697)) ([8dcc3bd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8dcc3bd3a678239b14a01da4d99f7c2e44030875))
+* **ci:** Run noir-projects on txe changes ([#8660](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8660)) ([22f6084](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/22f6084d6a5ff5693b72d2e08ac758472bb73e29))
+* **ci:** Scriptify local earthfile ([#8709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8709)) ([aacd238](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aacd2389d82ce8dfbd0604ecb095c95a400a1150))
+* **ci:** Slightly safer default e2e jobs ([#8729](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8729)) ([80acfd9](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/80acfd943ac3cd42b548043824f530018ac07a2d))
+* Cleanup call interfaces and calldata_copy warnings ([#8777](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8777)) ([633a3a0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/633a3a0686d3b4811ae37482ffcb544f01e27624))
+* Consolidate aztec node configurations (helm refactor) ([#8731](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8731)) ([9d248a2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9d248a24091cfbf1c4d09b49227136883e6118f0))
+* Create a Gemini prover ([#8622](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8622)) ([94339fb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/94339fbfc7c0c822dc1497c113d48f74a89f1bad))
+* Delete .gitattributes in aztec-nr ([#8670](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8670)) ([bc6d7ee](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/bc6d7ee9d6bc6f89100e52efd6cb6cc71664d12a))
+* Delete duplicated test (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6113) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Delete eth-log-hander ([#8598](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8598)) ([4064e90](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4064e90c7455d1f06590635678f0588706bce328))
+* Delete poseidon2 from `bn254_blackbox_solver` ([#8741](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8741)) ([02fea6a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/02fea6abe8637b9fb8f9535d1709b367d5e1da5c))
+* **docs:** Fix migration notes ([#8713](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8713)) ([d5fd155](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d5fd155ed14e2c9f7e889f519e7be791561a0e71))
+* **docs:** Protocol-specs typos ([#8706](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8706)) ([48de163](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/48de163a55bf792acca51a0df745fee44c7decf1))
+* **docs:** Removing old versions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6075) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Document array methods (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6034) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Ec addition for non-zero points (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5858) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Fix broken formatting on master (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6096) ([7fb2a45](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7fb2a454531db8cef757b5ec2028d97e823bef5f))
+* Fix docs (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6035) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Fixing MacOS build - static_cast from field issue ([#8642](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8642)) ([14ff3cf](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/14ff3cfb4291c288113695a3f2245340587fc8e9))
+* Gas premiums for AVM side effects, DA gas in AVM ([#8632](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8632)) ([d5f16cc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d5f16cc41bc077f24947fc92af2767630e928ed8))
+* Make structs pub ([#8760](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8760)) ([7bb2a38](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7bb2a382e83bf422f90b3b144ae5c1d4e7adf227))
+* Migrate higher-level APIs for barretenberg to bb.js ([#8677](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8677)) ([0237a20](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0237a20c989f2b37a64ee18b41c1da361363a81f))
+* Misc cleanup ([#8748](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8748)) ([e92da1f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e92da1f89974f8a51d491a0facc857fe774bf2fb))
+* Protogalaxy recursive verifier matches native verifier ([#8568](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8568)) ([a4f61b3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a4f61b39c39bf01a1071b52bbf042408f29d5564))
+* Re-add blob library to CI ([#8734](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8734)) ([4615fcc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4615fcc1c8b66d4ea71e0cd9c840656b152d05eb))
+* Reduce redundant event fetching ([#8628](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8628)) ([6903291](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/690329113876129fcdde52daf9f59f3dcad6949d))
+* Reinstate skipped tests ([#8743](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8743)) ([18e2697](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/18e2697d8791b4533e042ec04526e32922b608bc))
+* Remove bubble_up_constrains (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6127) ([4522c4f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4522c4f428b288825013d7c38c5a4cbc5b8c8f58))
+* Remove creation of extra toml file in recursion inputs flow ([#8700](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8700)) ([014bacc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/014bacc0b2f1d56f416a3ab939b8aa5ad90656dd))
+* Remove empty file ([#8724](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8724)) ([d5b91b8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d5b91b8992c4c087991e824c9b3618476f83f13c))
+* Remove key rotation from the key store ([#8645](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8645)) ([d8bcb9f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d8bcb9f16537d5ec9c8f7a7f48efa3e6e767fa28))
+* Remove multiple public dbs ([#8585](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8585)) ([75b7b60](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/75b7b60456ded2c18f493aaa12306b49cc64ec21))
+* Remove PublicContextInputs ([#8770](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8770)) ([1507762](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/150776269b557703552826f90915c85adb639137))
+* Remove special sync behaviour of `verify_honk_proof` ([#8676](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8676)) ([a9e412b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a9e412bd49a8f0071906102eef07dd3248303443))
+* Remove unnecessary `Prover.toml`s (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6140) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Remove unused imports ([#8766](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8766)) ([420dd64](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/420dd642a4860e08b33b61e6bdd28efdc453ee6f))
+* Remove unused TypeVariableKind::Constant (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6053) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Removing implicit numeric generics (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5837) ([3e0067a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3e0067a11935d4f2ead9579458d3c00c2f27f1ef))
+* Rename CustomAtrribute to CustomAttribute (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6038) ([7ea4709](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7ea4709743aaaf2768d35d92cad3fbd4a8404fb0))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([00b1e61](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/00b1e61e4bda15aa456675f09129cd502438f823))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([d031f8f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d031f8fec1197b7abda8cfed07ed0797bee891d7))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([0f5dd09](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0f5dd09b80cb5c6b5e7332520a0451863bc0e28a))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([755f484](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/755f48433df9f940ef472fc923be39576d3a8cfe))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([3d4e79a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3d4e79a3cad83b09f55d9ab503ab6b789892a66e))
+* Replace relative paths to noir-protocol-circuits ([1bd828f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1bd828f57fea834d8a04e9261c92b2378c5c0fd5))
+* Schnorr signature verification in Noir (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5437) ([03b9e71](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/03b9e71e5ebb3d46827671b2197697b5d294d04e))
+* Skip p2p integration ([#8779](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8779)) ([48de45d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/48de45de03b840e8c663f65af2ea866353eabb9b))
+* Skip some tests in CI ([#8738](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8738)) ([251db7b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/251db7be2d7541852de314a13a85205b4b3a0418))
+* Split `noirc_frontend/src/tests.rs` into submodules (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6139) ([0d9f547](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d9f547d4e470a1e5383c1fff4c0c6125169de19))
+* Use config object to make phase manager less noisy ([#8586](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8586)) ([5a5f2b2](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/5a5f2b25c00aadd3fa014a81f21b5d01e83e360d))
+* Use panic instead of assert ([#8703](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8703)) ([c96d923](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c96d923cd94503fc4c408fde3366c55778e37e82))
+* Use random ports in p2p_client tests ([#8624](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8624)) ([650a241](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/650a241faee7d2c9be5d0ea071b26b275fb09b39))
+
 ## [0.55.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-packages-v0.55.0...aztec-packages-v0.55.1) (2024-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
index 7f3329a1d8b..90f5b4ad830 100644
--- a/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,76 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.56.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.55.1...barretenberg-v0.56.0) (2024-09-25)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* change ec_add to unsafe implementation (but much better perf) ([#8374](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8374))
+* **avm:** GETENVVAR + ISSTATICCALL ([#8692](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8692))
+* remove sha256 opcode ([#4571](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/4571))
+* add support for u1 in the avm, ToRadix's radix arg is a memory addr ([#8570](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8570))
+* **avm:** remove tag in NOT ([#8606](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8606))
+
+### Features
+
+* (LSP) suggest $vars inside `quote { ... }` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6114) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Add initial integration of databus ([#8710](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8710)) ([779e104](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/779e10499cfe668506ba8a199342cf86fae258a7))
+* Add support for u1 in the avm, ToRadix's radix arg is a memory addr ([#8570](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8570)) ([1785737](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/178573738731e2e74e4119a035f913da39675d85))
+* Aggregate honk and avm recursion constraints together ([#8696](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8696)) ([3fa9e83](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3fa9e83c0fac460f586572fe2866823fe7f740d2))
+* **avm:** Avm recursive TS/Noir integration ([#8531](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8531)) ([dd09f05](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/dd09f057e97ac1bba7b3fbf29b50737ebe5ca76f)), closes [#7791](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7791)
+* **avm:** Avm recursive TS/Noir integration ([#8611](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8611)) ([e417231](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e4172318af81ac2ac8535c89d3e5afc72d33ba29))
+* **avm:** Bounded mle implementation ([#8668](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8668)) ([aa85f2a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aa85f2a781223f067291b5702f2e47baced865fd)), closes [#8651](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8651)
+* **avm:** GETENVVAR + ISSTATICCALL ([#8692](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8692)) ([02cff0b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/02cff0b525d9d6b1c854219f06713a8b94a8e9f5))
+* **avm:** Opcode STATICCALL -  stubbed ([#8601](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8601)) ([facff7f](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/facff7fd0b6ea57e91f7d3e3863435655d8b48ea)), closes [#8596](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8596)
+* **avm:** Remove tag in NOT ([#8606](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8606)) ([d5695fc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d5695fcde93cbfda3e45bfa03988a9e72f2dcb59))
+* **avm:** Set avm circuit subgroup size ([#8537](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8537)) ([3b78058](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/3b78058288edbbe18a2eb8c81de5576c8a9478ab))
+* Benchmark compute_row_evaluations and update analysis script ([#8673](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8673)) ([c738c47](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/c738c47bd13875ba1649d808e7abd2908fa29e07))
+* Constant sized PG proofs and const sized PG rec verifier ([#8605](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8605)) ([09e2f44](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/09e2f447b003ed4c77b12069893785851a2c6258))
+* LSP autocompletion for `TypePath` (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6117) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Make UltraKeccak work with Shplemini at bb-level ([#8646](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8646)) ([82b60eb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/82b60ebbdb18400363248b80986c993df1b7e4af))
+* More robust recursion input generator ([#8634](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8634)) ([020d4fd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/020d4fd0cf4137e21f55b1c41e9e381a27191d84))
+* **perf:** Allow array set last uses optimization in return block of Brillig functions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6119) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Pretty print Quoted token stream (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6111) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Public kernel handles enqueued calls ([#8523](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8523)) ([6303b4a](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/6303b4afbc39715e92d5ca7ae5100c60f6398686))
+* Reduce max memory in translator by freeing accumulator and eccvm ([#8253](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8253)) ([7247ddb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7247ddba274e691a7c5220848caf1fa9d6aa911e))
+* Remove sha256 opcode ([#4571](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/4571)) ([4b4a0bf](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/4b4a0bf17050893f913b3db10bc70a584b7aaa5e))
+* Represent assertions more similarly to function calls (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6103) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Use new IVC scheme ([#8480](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8480)) ([1c7b06d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1c7b06d6621d9873f84147b2b7f1f22bf21bbacb))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **avm:** Fix tests under proving ([#8640](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8640)) ([8bfc769](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/8bfc769d7cbd6f88bfa7926c051a329ee0fd3468))
+* Boomerang variable in sha256 hash function ([#8581](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8581)) ([f2a1330](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/f2a13309f544bbd83b593e6a6207d49d9ef48b74))
+* Decode databus return values (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6095) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Disambiguate field or int static trait method call (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6112) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* **mem2reg:** Remove possibility of underflow (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6107) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* New commit_sparse bug and new tests ([#8649](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8649)) ([5818018](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/581801863529cd2b437cb51b041ada17a96949e0))
+* **revert:** "chore!: change ec_add to unsafe implementation (but much better perf)" ([#8722](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8722)) ([9a1b5b5](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/9a1b5b5fdd3194f4e7833aacbca4f48aadafbd74))
+* Unencryptedlogs witgen ([#8669](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8669)) ([aee4c2d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aee4c2dde7576fad1c47e407ee0dca43dac2b1b4))
+* **world_state:** Fix race conditions in WorldState and IndexedTree ([#8612](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8612)) ([6797525](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/679752542edf1667d58e8839aca05d2b9fcc7da6))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Add more cases for assert_equal conversion ([#8446](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8446)) ([e3ea298](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/e3ea298fd1f7326199e6e35b3523aadb2b12a925))
+* **avm:** Simplify bb-prover and other AVM tests ([#8627](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8627)) ([0d75363](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0d7536395f2406a22a76f15d01114730c84edc18))
+* **avm:** Smaller skippable test ([#8664](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8664)) ([2418977](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/241897733fe0a5e2ccdf322449debd367f458086))
+* **bb readme:** Document how to Honk Noir programs ([#7638](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7638)) ([cd46ddd](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/cd46ddd96539f2db466d1116dabdb838d2a807e7))
+* Bye bye Zeromorph in Solidity ([#8678](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8678)) ([74182c4](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/74182c40e152e988ee8590f39c51d00150ef01ca))
+* Change ec_add to unsafe implementation (but much better perf) ([#8374](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8374)) ([aabd2d8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/aabd2d85d4f3f35d67d53421b47214aa8904c505))
+* Create a Gemini prover ([#8622](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8622)) ([94339fb](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/94339fbfc7c0c822dc1497c113d48f74a89f1bad))
+* Delete duplicated test (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6113) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* **docs:** Removing old versions (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/6075) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Ec addition for non-zero points (https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/pull/5858) ([7a87314](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/7a873147444ef03bc1df88e0fdca3cf6fc124725))
+* Fixing MacOS build - static_cast from field issue ([#8642](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8642)) ([14ff3cf](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/14ff3cfb4291c288113695a3f2245340587fc8e9))
+* Gas premiums for AVM side effects, DA gas in AVM ([#8632](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8632)) ([d5f16cc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/d5f16cc41bc077f24947fc92af2767630e928ed8))
+* Migrate higher-level APIs for barretenberg to bb.js ([#8677](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8677)) ([0237a20](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0237a20c989f2b37a64ee18b41c1da361363a81f))
+* Protogalaxy recursive verifier matches native verifier ([#8568](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8568)) ([a4f61b3](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a4f61b39c39bf01a1071b52bbf042408f29d5564))
+* Reinstate skipped tests ([#8743](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8743)) ([18e2697](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/18e2697d8791b4533e042ec04526e32922b608bc))
+* Remove creation of extra toml file in recursion inputs flow ([#8700](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8700)) ([014bacc](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/014bacc0b2f1d56f416a3ab939b8aa5ad90656dd))
+* Skip some tests in CI ([#8738](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8738)) ([251db7b](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/251db7be2d7541852de314a13a85205b4b3a0418))
+
 ## [0.55.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg-v0.55.0...barretenberg-v0.55.1) (2024-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
index 3b4e3c8a98f..81b75435a15 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.24 FATAL_ERROR)
 project(
     Barretenberg
     DESCRIPTION "BN254 elliptic curve library, and PLONK SNARK prover"
-    VERSION 0.55.1 # x-release-please-version
+    VERSION 0.56.0 # x-release-please-version
     LANGUAGES CXX C
 )
 # Insert version into `bb` config file
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
index ded2f6f2964..3641d47d382 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.56.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.55.1...barretenberg.js-v0.56.0) (2024-09-25)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* Use new IVC scheme ([#8480](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8480)) ([1c7b06d](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/1c7b06d6621d9873f84147b2b7f1f22bf21bbacb))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Skip G1 SRS download if numPoints is zero ([#8717](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8717)) ([753cdf8](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/753cdf8b047365b6280c0306fdc6f59f824f740b))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+* Migrate higher-level APIs for barretenberg to bb.js ([#8677](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8677)) ([0237a20](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/0237a20c989f2b37a64ee18b41c1da361363a81f))
+
 ## [0.55.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/barretenberg.js-v0.55.0...barretenberg.js-v0.55.1) (2024-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/barretenberg/ts/package.json b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
index c3d628ffdf0..d36d3a237c7 100644
--- a/barretenberg/ts/package.json
+++ b/barretenberg/ts/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/bb.js",
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22",
-  "version": "0.55.1",
+  "version": "0.56.0",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/tree/master/barretenberg/ts",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
index 5b84cd9b6c2..29b59929f95 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.56.0](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.55.1...aztec-package-v0.56.0) (2024-09-25)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* remove key registry ([#8613](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8613))
+
+### Features
+
+* Remove key registry ([#8613](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8613)) ([a668506](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/a6685067a0a5d17cbbc4cbfed4e78e364864ff51))
+* Update rollup storage to hold pending/proven tips ([#8583](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/8583)) ([38e3051](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/commit/38e3051d60f9f8a80e33fab4e0f7f3ec3cde2ee2))
+
 ## [0.55.1](https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/compare/aztec-package-v0.55.0...aztec-package-v0.55.1) (2024-09-17)
 
 
diff --git a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
index 1063b182abb..bcc6c9196c5 100644
--- a/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
+++ b/yarn-project/aztec/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@aztec/aztec",
-  "version": "0.55.1",
+  "version": "0.56.0",
   "type": "module",
   "exports": {
     ".": "./dest/index.js"