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+'@hyperlane-xyz/sdk': minor
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+Fixed an issue where warp route verification would fail at deploy time due to a mismatch between the SDK's intermediary contract representation and actual contract name.
+Enabled the ContractVerifier to pick up explorer API keys from the configured chain metadata. This allows users to provide their own explorer API keys in custom `chains.yaml` files.