* feat(auth): remove `signIn` option from createUser (new user is automatically signed in through Firebase SDK) - #513
* feat(core): new pattern for getting extended firebase instance in thunks (added back `getFirebase` to api) - #635
* fix(HOCs): switch to `UNSAFE_componentWillReceiveProps` in class based HOCs to prevent warnings with 16.9.0 - #755
* fix(HOCs): switch `withFirebase` and `withFirestore` back to pre-hooks compatible logic
* fix(core): replace lodash methods such as `isArray`, `isBoolean`, `isString`, `size`, `compact` and `isFunction` with native methods in a number of places
* chore(deps): update lodash to 4.17.15
* chore(docs): add docs for how to reference data from state for reselect selectors - #614
* chore(docs): update client side role assign example in roles recipes - #699
* chore(docs): add example for assigning role in cloud function - #699