When refactoring, structure your PR to make it easy to review and don't
hesitate to split it into multiple small, focused PRs.
-The Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV) currently is 1.41.1 (enforced by
-our GitHub Actions). Also, the compatibility for LDK object serialization is
-currently ensured back to and including crate version 0.0.99 (see the
-[changelog](CHANGELOG.md)).
+The Minimum Supported Rust Version (MSRV) currently is 1.63.0 (enforced by
+our GitHub Actions). We support reading serialized LDK objects written by any
+version of LDK 0.0.99 and above. We support LDK versions 0.0.113 and above
+reading serialized LDK objects written by modern LDK. Any expected issues with
+upgrades or downgrades should be mentioned in the [changelog](CHANGELOG.md).
Commits should cover both the issue fixed and the solution's rationale. These
[guidelines](https://chris.beams.io/posts/git-commit/) should be kept in mind.
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Use tabs. If you want to align lines, use spaces. Any desired alignment should
-display fine at any tab-length display setting.
+display fine at any tab-length display setting. We use `rustfmt` to establish
+uniform coding standards throughout the codebase. Please run
+
+```bash
+./ci/rustfmt.sh
+```
+
+before committing and pushing any changes, as compliance will also be checked
+and enforced by our CI scripts.
Our CI enforces [clippy's](https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-clippy) default
linting
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-vulnerabilites helps prevent user loss of funds. If you believe a vulnerability
+vulnerabilities helps prevent user loss of funds. If you believe a vulnerability
may affect other Lightning implementations, please inform them.
You can find further information on submitting (possible) vulnerabilities in the