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126.2 Release Notes2==================4Bitcoin Core version 26.2 is now available from:6<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-26.2/>8This release includes new features, 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 11.0+, 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.40Notable changes41===============43### Script45- #29853: sign: don't assume we are parsing a sane TapMiniscript47### P2P and network changes49- #29691: Change Luke Dashjr seed to dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us50- #30085: p2p: detect addnode cjdns peers in GetAddedNodeInfo()52### RPC54- #29869: rpc, bugfix: Enforce maximum value for setmocktime55- #28554: bugfix: throw an error if an invalid parameter is passed to getnetworkhashps RPC56- #30094: rpc: move UniValue in blockToJSON57- #29870: rpc: Reword SighashFromStr error message59### Build61- #29747: depends: fix mingw-w64 Qt DEBUG=1 build62- #29985: depends: Fix build of Qt for 32-bit platforms with recent glibc63- #30151: depends: Fetch miniupnpc sources from an alternative website64- #30283: upnp: fix build with miniupnpc 2.2.866### Misc68- #29776: ThreadSanitizer: Fix #2976769- #29856: ci: Bump s390x to ubuntu:24.0470- #29764: doc: Suggest installing dev packages for debian/ubuntu qt5 build71- #30149: contrib: Renew Windows code signing certificate73Credits74=======76Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:78- Antoine Poinsot79- Ava Chow80- Cory Fields81- dergoegge82- fanquake83- glozow84- Hennadii Stepanov85- Jameson Lopp86- jonatack87- laanwj88- Luke Dashjr89- MarcoFalke90- nanlour91- willcl-ark93As well as to everyone that helped with translations on94[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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