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124.2 Release Notes2==================4Bitcoin Core version 24.2 is now available from:6<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-24.2/>8This release includes various bug fixes and performance9improvements, as well as updated translations.11Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:13<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>15To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:17<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>19How to Upgrade20==============22If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely23shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the24installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)25or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).27Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is28possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old29wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.31Compatibility32==============34Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems35using the Linux kernel, macOS 10.15+, and Windows 7 and newer. Bitcoin36Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as37frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on38unsupported systems.40### Fees42- #27622 Fee estimation: avoid serving stale fee estimate44### RPC and other APIs46- #27727 rpc: Fix invalid bech32 address handling48### Build System50- #28097 depends: xcb-proto 1.15.251- #28543 build, macos: Fix qt package build with new Xcode 15 linker52- #28571 depends: fix unusable memory_resource in macos qt build54### CI56- #27777 ci: Prune dangling images on RESTART_CI_DOCKER_BEFORE_RUN57- #27834 ci: Nuke Android APK task, Use credits for tsan58- #27844 ci: Use podman stop over podman kill59- #27886 ci: Switch to amd64 container in "ARM" task61### Miscellaneous62- #28452 Do not use std::vector = {} to release memory64Credits65=======67Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:69- Abubakar Sadiq Ismail70- Hennadii Stepanov71- Marco Falke72- Michael Ford73- Pieter Wuille75As well as to everyone that helped with translations on76[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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