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+## [v1.13.0-rc1](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/releases/tag/v1.13.0-rc1) - 2022-10-05
+
+### Improvements
+
+* Ignore hardcoded tx gas limit when `consensus_params.block.max_gas` is set to -1 for local nodes
+* Bump Cosmos-SDK to v0.46.2-pio-1 (from v0.45.5-pio-1). [#995](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/995)
+  See https://github.com/provenance-io/cosmos-sdk/blob/v0.46.2-pio-1/RELEASE_NOTES.md for more info.
+* Refactor the `x/marker` module's `Holding` query to utilize the `x/bank` module's new `DenomOwners` query. [#995](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/995)
+  The only real difference between those two queries is that the `Holding` query accepts either a denom or marker address.
+* Update the third-party protos and swagger files after the cosmos v0.46 bump. [#1017](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1017)
+* Stop using the deprecated Wrap and Wrapf functions in the sdk/types/errors package in favor of those functions off specific errors, or else the cosmossdk.io/errors package. [#1013](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/995)
+* For newly added reward's module, Voting incentive program, validator votes should count for higher shares, since they vote for all their delegations.
+  This feature allows the reward creator to introduce the multiplier to achieve the above.
+* Refactored the fee handling [#1006](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1006):
+  * Created a `MinGasPricesDecorator` to replace the `MempoolFeeDecorator` that was removed from the SDK. It makes sure the fee is greater than the validators min-gas fee.
+  * Refactored the `MsgFeesDecorator` to only make sure there's enough fee provided. It no longer deducts/consumes anything and it no longer checks the payer's account.
+  * Refactored the `ProvenanceDeductFeeDecorator`. It now makes sure the payer has enough in their account to cover the additional fees. It also now deducts/consumes the `floor gas price * gas`.
+  * Added the `fee_payer` attribute to events of type `tx` involving fees (i.e. the ones with attributes `fee`, `min_fee_charged`, `additionalfee` and/or `baseFee`).
+  * Moved the additional fees calculation logic into the msgfees keeper.
+* Update `fee` event with amount charged even on failure and emit SendCoin events from `DeductFeesDistributions` [#1092](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1092)
+* Bump IBC to `5.0.0-pio-1` (from `v2.3.0`) to add a check for SendEnabled [#1100](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1100)
+*  [#1067](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1067) This feature makes it so that you can start the chain with custom denoms for a chain, by passing in the required flags, also makes MsgFee not coupled only to the nhash denom.
+   For running the chain locally `make run DENOM=vspn MIN_FLOOR_PRICE=0` and `make clean localnet-start DENOM=vspn MIN_FLOOR_PRICE=0` make targets were also updated.
+* Use latest ProvWasm contract in wasm tests [#731](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/731)
+* Update wasmd to 0.28 with 0.46 sdk version from notional-labs [#1015](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/1015)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Remove the workaround for the index-events configuration field (now fixed in the SDK). [#995](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/995)
+
+### Client Breaking
+
+* Remove the custom/legacy rest endpoints from the `x/attribute`, `x/marker`, and `x/name` modules. [#995](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/995)
+* Remove the state-listening/plugin system (and `librdkafka` dependencies). [#995](https://github.com/provenance-io/provenance/issues/995)