v1.7.4

Fixed

• Fix dead link in web3-eth.rst (#4916)
• Fix web3-core-method throws on f.call = this.call when intrinsic is frozen (#4918) (#4938)
• Fix static tuple encoding (#4673) (#4884)
• Fix bug in handleRevert logic for eth_sendRawTransaction (#4902)
• Fix resolve type of getBlock function (#4911)
• Web3-utils BN fix (#5132)

Changed

• Replace deprecated String.prototype.substr() (#4855)
• Exporting AbiCoder as coder (#4937)
• Github build workflow updated min build for node.js 12 and tests for 12, 14 and 16 (#5014)
• Updated libraries using BN and the BN library (#5072)

Added

• Exposing web3.eth.Contract.setProvider() as per public documentation (#4822) (#5001)
• Improve npm script commands for development purposes (#4848)

Security

• npm audit fix to address vulnerabilities and update libraries (#5014)