diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index b38234ca0b9..d4cc095c484 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {
-  ".": "0.25.0",
-  "acvm-repo": "0.41.0"
+  ".": "0.26.0",
+  "acvm-repo": "0.42.0"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index cdbccf768ca..7c4bcad5840 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,67 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.26.0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/compare/v0.25.0...v0.26.0) (2024-03-25)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **acir:** Program and witness stack structure (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5149)
+* automatic NoteInterface and NoteGetterOptions auto select (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4508)
+* separating out array and slice types in the AST ([#4504](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4504))
+* Acir call opcode (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4773)
+* Support contracts with no constructor (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5175)
+* Remove open keyword from Noir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4967)
+
+### Features
+
+* Acir call opcode (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4773) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* **acir:** Program and witness stack structure (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5149) ([13eb71b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/13eb71b8de44eb6aad9c37943ad06fc73db589f5))
+* Add `break` and `continue` in unconstrained code ([#4569](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4569)) ([f2f827d](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/f2f827d51e6fe99fa3d17f125b22743da25e25be))
+* Add `nargo compile --watch` command ([#4464](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4464)) ([44e60b6](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/44e60b67469de88f20842c4eead64d736f7bd4a0))
+* Add as_slice builtin function, add execution test ([#4523](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4523)) ([6a9ea35](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/6a9ea35c4f1578058179aa08eedf44eb18bad4a1))
+* Add checks for bit size consistency on brillig gen ([#4542](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4542)) ([f3243b7](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/f3243b763c0b15ae90beb8e35630df27f3d314c0))
+* Add CMOV instruction to brillig and brillig gen (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5308) ([13eb71b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/13eb71b8de44eb6aad9c37943ad06fc73db589f5))
+* Add experimental `quote` expression to parser ([#4595](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4595)) ([4c3a30b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/4c3a30b4991a329d3c52e1dfa59d854d7e6910db))
+* Add more impls on Option ([#4549](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4549)) ([4cf700b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/4cf700bcfe157ebc82cdf7321a16959b7a4add57))
+* Add specific error for attempting `string[x] = ".."` ([#4611](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4611)) ([ff95fd9](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/ff95fd93451b2053360a16b7d3204ca251199296))
+* Allow usage of noir `#[test]` syntax in stdlib ([#4553](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4553)) ([a8b7cdb](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/a8b7cdb8a3698bc8923b6fa8714deebb8bf3923f))
+* Automatic NoteInterface and NoteGetterOptions auto select (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4508) ([13eb71b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/13eb71b8de44eb6aad9c37943ad06fc73db589f5))
+* **avm:** Brillig CONST of size > u128 (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5217) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Brillig IR refactor (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5233) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Check initialization arguments in constructors (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5144) ([d4213a0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/d4213a03c9f77ee8e7663fc965a825258d90a368))
+* Check initializer msg.sender matches deployer from address preimage (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5222) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Initial Earthly CI (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5069) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Integrated native ACVM (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4903) ([a6016b4](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/a6016b46abf6da6de4566cf6d35a675d805dd9b5))
+* Make brillig-gen more AVM-friendly (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5091) ([a6016b4](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/a6016b46abf6da6de4566cf6d35a675d805dd9b5))
+* New brillig field operations and refactor of binary operations (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5208) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Optimize sha2 implementation ([#4441](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4441)) ([80373d6](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/80373d612c023e3e165b49b6d1729486b0ba3b4b))
+* RC optimization pass ([#4560](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4560)) ([dfa5126](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/dfa5126f2c65843c34701cacddf2cbcfb0d7ff11))
+* Remove curly braces with fmt  ([#4529](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4529)) ([fe9a437](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/fe9a437b6d7ddc3f78665df1a576236555880c51))
+* Separating out array and slice types in the AST ([#4504](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4504)) ([9a241f9](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9a241f9622b342cd9d56bf8481219cfc374c0510))
+* Signed integer division and modulus in brillig gen (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5279) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Support contracts with no constructor (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5175) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Sync from noir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5234) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Sync from noir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5286) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Visible aliases for nargo commands ([#4453](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4453)) ([773cf19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/773cf190ee21381d826ba80391a5d7d5efae9174))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **acir_gen:** More granular element sizes array check ([#4528](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4528)) ([f93d16e](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/f93d16e3e89c5df358c982deae4f3c2d4c82b77f))
+* Added error messages for passing oracles and references from unconstrained to constrained functions ([#4570](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4570)) ([265bd8b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/265bd8b284e5acd572a3812a94a99fc102227ff2))
+* Allow non-integer globals to reference struct methods ([#4490](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4490)) ([00d6494](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/00d6494ae70b10e1872d96fb4e57ecb0b5f01787))
+* Dynamic assert messages in brillig ([#4531](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4531)) ([e24d3fc](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/e24d3fc5a084610d9511e3c5421275cb9c84a548))
+* Evaluate operators in globals in types ([#4537](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4537)) ([c8aa16b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c8aa16bc7e78456cce1736fac82496996a8761f4))
+* Make `nargo` the default binary for cargo run ([#4554](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4554)) ([de4986e](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/de4986eb74b28b2e1065fa6b413d02457ddf61b0))
+* Signed integer comparisons in brillig ([#4579](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4579)) ([938d5e8](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/938d5e85eda00a05de5014e64d3dc9fc7c24936d))
+* **ssa:** Use accurate type during SSA AsSlice simplficiation ([#4610](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4610)) ([0473497](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/04734976e92475b1ab94257e30bc3438c7358681))
+* Substitute generics when checking the field count of a type ([#4547](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4547)) ([eeeebac](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/eeeebacd10698e847f773e26dac8a4a5eb8e84ed))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* Remove open keyword from Noir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4967) ([a6016b4](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/a6016b46abf6da6de4566cf6d35a675d805dd9b5))
+
 ## [0.25.0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/compare/v0.24.0...v0.25.0) (2024-03-11)
 
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 99c19417267..d5a610ab57f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version = 3
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acir"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir_field",
  "base64 0.21.2",
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acir_field"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "ark-bls12-381",
  "ark-bn254",
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acvm"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir",
  "acvm_blackbox_solver",
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acvm_blackbox_solver"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir",
  "blake2",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "acvm_js"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "bn254_blackbox_solver",
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ checksum = "a4668cab20f66d8d020e1fbc0ebe47217433c1b6c8f2040faf858554e394ace6"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "arena"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "ark-bls12-381"
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ checksum = "d468802bab17cbc0cc575e9b053f41e72aa36bfa6b7f55e3529ffa43161b97fa"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aztec_macros"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "convert_case 0.6.0",
  "iter-extended",
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "brillig"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir_field",
  "serde",
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "brillig_vm"
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acir",
  "acvm_blackbox_solver",
@@ -1736,7 +1736,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "fm"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "codespan-reporting",
  "iter-extended",
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "iter-extended"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "itertools"
@@ -2742,7 +2742,7 @@ checksum = "7843ec2de400bcbc6a6328c958dc38e5359da6e93e72e37bc5246bf1ae776389"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nargo"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "codespan-reporting",
@@ -2769,7 +2769,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nargo_cli"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -2824,7 +2824,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nargo_fmt"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "bytecount",
  "noirc_frontend",
@@ -2836,7 +2836,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "nargo_toml"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "dirs",
  "fm",
@@ -2909,7 +2909,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noir_debugger"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "assert_cmd",
@@ -2944,7 +2944,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noir_lsp"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "async-lsp",
@@ -2970,7 +2970,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noir_wasm"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "build-data",
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_abi"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "iter-extended",
@@ -3010,7 +3010,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_abi_wasm"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "build-data",
@@ -3027,7 +3027,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_driver"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "aztec_macros",
@@ -3048,7 +3048,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_errors"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "base64 0.21.2",
@@ -3066,7 +3066,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_evaluator"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "fxhash",
@@ -3082,7 +3082,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_frontend"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "arena",
@@ -3107,7 +3107,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "noirc_printable_type"
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 dependencies = [
  "acvm",
  "iter-extended",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b8f9b9ceacc..74d2e6e05c7 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.25.0"
+version = "0.26.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors = ["The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"]
 edition = "2021"
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ repository = "https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/"
 [workspace.dependencies]
 
 # ACVM workspace dependencies
-acir_field = { version = "0.41.0", path = "acvm-repo/acir_field", default-features = false }
-acir = { version = "0.41.0", path = "acvm-repo/acir", default-features = false }
-acvm = { version = "0.41.0", path = "acvm-repo/acvm" }
-brillig = { version = "0.41.0", path = "acvm-repo/brillig", default-features = false }
-brillig_vm = { version = "0.41.0", path = "acvm-repo/brillig_vm", default-features = false }
-acvm_blackbox_solver = { version = "0.41.0", path = "acvm-repo/blackbox_solver", default-features = false }
+acir_field = { version = "0.42.0", path = "acvm-repo/acir_field", default-features = false }
+acir = { version = "0.42.0", path = "acvm-repo/acir", default-features = false }
+acvm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "acvm-repo/acvm" }
+brillig = { version = "0.42.0", path = "acvm-repo/brillig", default-features = false }
+brillig_vm = { version = "0.42.0", path = "acvm-repo/brillig_vm", default-features = false }
+acvm_blackbox_solver = { version = "0.42.0", path = "acvm-repo/blackbox_solver", default-features = false }
 bn254_blackbox_solver = { version = "0.39.0", path = "acvm-repo/bn254_blackbox_solver", default-features = false }
 
 # Noir compiler workspace dependencies
diff --git a/acvm-repo/CHANGELOG.md b/acvm-repo/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f220d6eeba..33cc83d7dd9 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/acvm-repo/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,87 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.42.0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/compare/v0.41.0...v0.42.0) (2024-03-25)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* **acir:** Program and witness stack structure (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5149)
+* automatic NoteInterface and NoteGetterOptions auto select (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4508)
+* Acir call opcode (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4773)
+* Support contracts with no constructor (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5175)
+* Internal as a macro (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4898)
+* move noir out of yarn-project (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4479)
+* note type ids (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4500)
+* rename bigint_neg into bigint_sub (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4420)
+* Add expression width into acir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4014)
+* init storage macro (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4200)
+* **acir:** Move `is_recursive` flag to be part of the circuit definition (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4221)
+* Sync commits from `aztec-packages` ([#4144](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4144))
+* Breaking changes from aztec-packages ([#3955](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3955))
+* Rename Arithmetic opcode to AssertZero ([#3840](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3840))
+* Remove unused methods on ACIR opcodes ([#3841](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3841))
+* Remove partial backend feature ([#3805](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3805))
+
+### Features
+
+* Acir call opcode (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4773) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* **acir:** Program and witness stack structure (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5149) ([13eb71b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/13eb71b8de44eb6aad9c37943ad06fc73db589f5))
+* Add bit size to const opcode (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4385) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Add CMOV instruction to brillig and brillig gen (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5308) ([13eb71b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/13eb71b8de44eb6aad9c37943ad06fc73db589f5))
+* Add expression width into acir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4014) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Add instrumentation for tracking variables in debugging ([#4122](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4122)) ([c58d691](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c58d69141b54a918cd1675400c00bfd48720f896))
+* Add poseidon2 opcode implementation for acvm/brillig, and Noir ([#4398](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4398)) ([10e8292](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/10e82920798380f50046e52db4a20ca205191ab7))
+* Add support for overriding expression width ([#4117](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4117)) ([c8026d5](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c8026d557d535b10fe455165d6445076df7a03de))
+* Added cast opcode and cast calldata (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4423) ([78ef013](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/78ef0134b82e76a73dadb6c7975def22290e3a1a))
+* Allow brillig to read arrays directly from memory (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4460) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Allow nested arrays and vectors in Brillig foreign calls (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4478) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Allow variables and stack trace inspection in the debugger ([#4184](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4184)) ([bf263fc](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/bf263fc8d843940f328a90f6366edd2671fb2682))
+* Automatic NoteInterface and NoteGetterOptions auto select (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4508) ([13eb71b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/13eb71b8de44eb6aad9c37943ad06fc73db589f5))
+* **avm:** Back in avm context with macro - refactor context (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4438) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* **avm:** Brillig CONST of size &gt; u128 (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5217) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* **aztec-nr:** Initial work for aztec public vm macro (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4400) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Aztec-packages ([#3754](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3754)) ([c043265](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c043265e550b59bd4296504826fe15d3ce3e9ad2))
+* Backpropagate constants in ACIR during optimization ([#3926](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3926)) ([aad0da0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/aad0da024c69663f42e6913e674682d5864b26ae))
+* Breaking changes from aztec-packages ([#3955](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3955)) ([5be049e](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/5be049eee6c342649462282ee04f6411e6ea392c))
+* Brillig IR refactor (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5233) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Check initializer msg.sender matches deployer from address preimage (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5222) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Evaluation of dynamic assert messages ([#4101](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4101)) ([c284e01](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c284e01bfe20ceae4414dc123624b5cbb8b66d09))
+* Init storage macro (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4200) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Initial Earthly CI (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5069) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Internal as a macro (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4898) ([5f57ebb](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/5f57ebb7ff4b810802f90699a10f4325ef904f2e))
+* New brillig field operations and refactor of binary operations (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5208) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Note type ids (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4500) ([78ef013](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/78ef0134b82e76a73dadb6c7975def22290e3a1a))
+* Remove range constraints from witnesses which are constrained to be constants ([#3928](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3928)) ([afe9c7a](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/afe9c7a38bb9d4245205d3aa46d4ce23d70a5671))
+* Remove replacement of boolean range opcodes with `AssertZero` opcodes ([#4107](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4107)) ([dac0e87](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/dac0e87ee3be3446b92bbb12ef4832fd493fcee3))
+* Signed integer division and modulus in brillig gen (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5279) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Speed up transformation of debug messages ([#3815](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3815)) ([2a8af1e](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/2a8af1e4141ffff61547ee1c2837a6392bd5db48))
+* Support contracts with no constructor (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5175) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Sync `aztec-packages` ([#4011](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4011)) ([fee2452](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/fee24523c427c27f0bdaf98ea09a852a2da3e94c))
+* Sync commits from `aztec-packages` ([#4068](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4068)) ([7a8f3a3](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/7a8f3a33b57875e681e3d81e667e3570a1cdbdcc))
+* Sync commits from `aztec-packages` ([#4144](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4144)) ([0205d3b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/0205d3b4ad0cf5ffd775a43eb5af273a772cf138))
+* Sync from aztec-packages ([#4483](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4483)) ([fe8f277](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/fe8f2776ccfde29209a2c3fc162311c99e4f59be))
+* Sync from noir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5234) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+* Sync from noir (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/5286) ([c3c9e19](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c3c9e19a20d61272a04b95fd6c7d34cc4cb96e45))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* Deserialize odd length hex literals ([#3747](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3747)) ([4000fb2](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/4000fb279221eb07187d657bfaa7f1c7b311abf2))
+* Noir test incorrect reporting (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4925) ([5f57ebb](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/5f57ebb7ff4b810802f90699a10f4325ef904f2e))
+* Remove panic from `init_log_level` in `acvm_js` ([#4195](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/4195)) ([2e26530](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/2e26530bf53006c1ed4fee310bcaa905c95dd95b))
+* Return error rather instead of panicking on invalid circuit ([#3976](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3976)) ([67201bf](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/67201bfc21a9c8858aa86be9cd47d463fb78d925))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* **acir:** Move `is_recursive` flag to be part of the circuit definition (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4221) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+* Move noir out of yarn-project (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4479) ([78ef013](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/78ef0134b82e76a73dadb6c7975def22290e3a1a))
+* Remove partial backend feature ([#3805](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3805)) ([0383100](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/0383100853a80a5b28b797cdfeae0d271f1b7805))
+* Remove unused methods on ACIR opcodes ([#3841](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3841)) ([9e5d0e8](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9e5d0e813d61a0bfb5ee68174ed287c5a20f1579))
+* Rename Arithmetic opcode to AssertZero ([#3840](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/3840)) ([836f171](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/836f17145c2901060706294461c2d282dd121b3e))
+* Rename bigint_neg into bigint_sub (https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/pull/4420) ([158c8ce](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/158c8cec7f0dc698042e9512001dd2c9d6b40bcc))
+
 ## [0.41.0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/compare/v0.40.0...v0.41.0) (2024-03-11)
 
 
diff --git a/acvm-repo/acir/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/acir/Cargo.toml
index be859d7d054..368f49258f9 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/acir/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/acir/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acir"
 description = "ACIR is the IR that the VM processes, it is analogous to LLVM IR"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/acvm-repo/acir_field/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/acir_field/Cargo.toml
index c2056b73277..d63a885bfd8 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/acir_field/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/acir_field/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acir_field"
 description = "The field implementation being used by ACIR."
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/acvm-repo/acvm/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/acvm/Cargo.toml
index d585850170a..d0ea52e859d 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/acvm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/acvm/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acvm"
 description = "The virtual machine that processes ACIR given a backend/proof system."
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml
index 63fca2bd32a..65c072b1d96 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acvm_js"
 description = "Typescript wrapper around the ACVM allowing execution of ACIR code"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/acvm-repo/acvm_js/package.json b/acvm-repo/acvm_js/package.json
index 2f444ba565a..55345a2ddf6 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/acvm_js/package.json
+++ b/acvm-repo/acvm_js/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@noir-lang/acvm_js",
-  "version": "0.41.0",
+  "version": "0.42.0",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
diff --git a/acvm-repo/blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml
index a783193edba..8f5ff862360 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acvm_blackbox_solver"
 description = "A solver for the blackbox functions found in ACIR and Brillig"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/acvm-repo/brillig/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/brillig/Cargo.toml
index 57f89e091b4..d3f082fda86 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/brillig/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/brillig/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "brillig"
 description = "Brillig is the bytecode ACIR uses for non-determinism."
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/acvm-repo/brillig_vm/Cargo.toml b/acvm-repo/brillig_vm/Cargo.toml
index 1c7add5cb40..32dabe6ecb0 100644
--- a/acvm-repo/brillig_vm/Cargo.toml
+++ b/acvm-repo/brillig_vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "brillig_vm"
 description = "The virtual machine that processes Brillig bytecode, used to introduce non-determinism to the ACVM"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "0.41.0"
+version = "0.42.0"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/package.json b/compiler/wasm/package.json
index 8db3876a753..6d11a5ba5c8 100644
--- a/compiler/wasm/package.json
+++ b/compiler/wasm/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "contributors": [
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)",
   "main": "dist/main.js",
   "types": "./dist/types/src/index.d.cts",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 785d5aead56..1cb421a49ef 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
       # Configuration shared between builds
       config = {
         # x-release-please-start-version
-        version = "0.25.0";
+        version = "0.26.0";
         # x-release-please-end
 
         src = pkgs.lib.cleanSourceWith {
diff --git a/tooling/noir_codegen/package.json b/tooling/noir_codegen/package.json
index 485f4252e29..1eabc6a1398 100644
--- a/tooling/noir_codegen/package.json
+++ b/tooling/noir_codegen/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "contributors": [
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.5.1",
   "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/tooling/noir_js/package.json b/tooling/noir_js/package.json
index 0da6e695202..c8d4873e095 100644
--- a/tooling/noir_js/package.json
+++ b/tooling/noir_js/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "contributors": [
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.5.1",
   "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json b/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
index 92b8460d1db..aec8204f065 100644
--- a/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
+++ b/tooling/noir_js_backend_barretenberg/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "contributors": [
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.5.1",
   "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/tooling/noir_js_types/package.json b/tooling/noir_js_types/package.json
index d7a08debb54..eadb6f49665 100644
--- a/tooling/noir_js_types/package.json
+++ b/tooling/noir_js_types/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.5.1",
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)",
   "homepage": "https://noir-lang.org/",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/package.json b/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/package.json
index a6cc5503242..e93a8e6a5e3 100644
--- a/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/package.json
+++ b/tooling/noirc_abi_wasm/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "contributors": [
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],
-  "version": "0.25.0",
+  "version": "0.26.0",
   "license": "(MIT OR Apache-2.0)",
   "homepage": "https://noir-lang.org/",
   "repository": {