chore: create change log for v0.4.1

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Description

Type of Change

• Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• Documentation update
• Performance improvement
• Refactoring

Related Issues

Fixes #(issue)

Checklist

• I have performed a self-review of my code
• I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
• My changes generate no new warnings
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
• New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
• Any dependent changes have been merged and published

Testing

Additional Notes

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added lightweight custom chainspec mode with automatic sidecar file generation.
  • Enhanced ev-deployer init command with stricter configuration validation.

• Changed

  • Updated Engine API payload handling for Amsterdam-era compatibility.
  • Modified FeeVault bridging-to-splitter contract integration.

• Bug Fixes

  • Fixed logging and precompile handling issues.
  • Improved receipt allocation and sidecar file preservation.

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📥 Commits

Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between 962c53c and bd62950.

📒 Files selected for processing (1)

• CHANGELOG.md

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

CHANGELOG.md gains 22 new lines in the previously empty ## [Unreleased] section, adding Added, Changed, and Fixed subsections that document upcoming changes before the existing ## [0.4.0] header.

Changes

CHANGELOG Unreleased entries

Layer / File(s)

Summary

Unreleased Added, Changed, and Fixed entries CHANGELOG.md

Adds an Added entry for the --chain light:<...> chainspec mode with .light.json sidecar generation; a Changed section covering Reth/Alloy/revm/Tokio/Clap upgrades, Amsterdam-era Engine API payload updates, EvNode gas/accounting semantics, FeeVault bridging-to-splitter migration, and ev-deployer init split into genesis/deploy subcommands; and a Fixed section for tracing display, precompile halt behavior, receipt allocation hinting, and sidecar preservation. The ## [0.4.0] boundary line is confirmed as the separator.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~2 minutes

Poem

A bunny updates the log with glee,
"Unreleased" now filled for all to see! 🐇
Light chainspeaks, FeeVaults, and fixes galore,
Amsterdam-era hops right through the door.
The changelog blooms — what could ask for more?

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Description check	⚠️ Warning	The PR description is entirely composed of the template structure with no actual content filled in. All sections remain empty or contain only placeholder comments and unchecked checkboxes.	Fill in the Description section summarizing the changelog changes, select the appropriate Type of Change (Documentation update), and complete the Checklist items to reflect the actual work performed.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'chore: create change log for v0.4.1' is clear and directly describes the main change—updating the changelog for version 0.4.1, which aligns with the raw summary showing populated CHANGELOG.md entries.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch marko/changelog_v0.4.1

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