Merge branch 'hiero-ledger:main' into main

Author: aceppaluni

.github/workflows/examples.yml

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare Hiero Solo
         id: solo
-        uses: hiero-ledger/hiero-solo-action@6a1a77601cf3e69661fb6880530a4edf656b40d5 #v0.14.0
+        uses: hiero-ledger/hiero-solo-action@dd0048139ef1e40fd6067f01bf94eb42a67294f4 #v0.15.0
         with:
           installMirrorNode: true
       - name: Run Examples

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare Hiero Solo
         id: solo
-        uses: hiero-ledger/hiero-solo-action@6a1a77601cf3e69661fb6880530a4edf656b40d5 # v0.14.0
+        uses: hiero-ledger/hiero-solo-action@dd0048139ef1e40fd6067f01bf94eb42a67294f4 # v0.15.0
         with:
           installMirrorNode: true
 

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -6,6 +6,19 @@ This changelog is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+
+### Added
+
+
+### Changed
+
+
+### Fixed
+
+
+
+## [0.1.8] - 2025-11-07
+
 ### Added
 - Add `TokenFeeScheduleUpdateTransaction` class to support updating custom fee schedules on tokens (#471).
 - Add `examples/token_update_fee_schedule_fungible.py` and `examples/token_update_fee_schedule_nft.py` demonstrating the use of `TokenFeeScheduleUpdateTransaction`.
@@ -29,6 +42,7 @@ This changelog is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.
 - docs: Add `docs/sdk_developers/project_structure.md` to explain repository layout and import paths.
 
 ### Changed
+- chore: bumped solo action from 14.0 to 15.0 (#764)
 - chore: replaced hardcoded 'testnet' messages with environment network name
 - chore: validate that token airdrop transactions require an available token service on the channel (#632) 
 - chore: update local environment configuration in env.example (#649)
@@ -54,6 +68,7 @@ This changelog is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.
 - Dependabot alerts (version bumps)
 - Fixed incorrect `TokenType` import (protobuf vs. SDK enum) in 18 example files.
 - Update `schedule_sign_transaction_e2e_test` to check for key presence instead of relying on index.
+- Add `localhost` and `local` as network names
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 - chore: changed the file names airdrop classes (#631)
@@ -86,6 +101,7 @@ This changelog is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.
 - Added `checksum` filed for TopicId, FileId, ContractId, ScheduleId class
 - Added workflow for running example scripts.
 - docs: workflow.md documenting key steps to creating a pull request (#605)
+- chore: fix the examples workflow to log error messages and run on import failure (#738)
 - Added `docs/discord.md` explaining how to join and navigate the Hiero community Discord (#614).
 
 
@@ -175,7 +191,6 @@ This changelog is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.
 - Add strict type hints to `TransactionGetReceiptQuery` (#420)
 - Fixed broken documentation links in CONTRIBUTING.md by converting absolute GitHub URLs to relative paths
 - Updated all documentation references to use local paths instead of pointing to hiero-sdk project hub
-- chore: fix the examples workflow to log error messages and run on import failure (#738)
 
 ## [0.1.5] - 2025-09-25
 

src/hiero_sdk_python/client/network.py

@@ -59,6 +59,12 @@ class Network:
         'solo': [
             ("localhost:50211", AccountId(0, 0, 3))
         ],
+        'localhost': [
+            ("localhost:50211", AccountId(0, 0, 3))
+        ],
+        'local': [
+            ("localhost:50211", AccountId(0, 0, 3))
+        ],
     }
 
     LEDGER_ID: Dict[str, bytes] = {