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1Bitcoin Core version 29.3 is now available from:3<https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/>5This release includes various bug fixes and performance6improvements, as well as updated translations.8Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:10<https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>12To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:14<https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>16How to Upgrade17==============19If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely20shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the21installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)22or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).24Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is25possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old26wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.28Compatibility29==============31Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operating systems using the32Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13+, and Windows 10+. Bitcoin33Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as34frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on35unsupported systems.37Notable changes38===============40### P2P42- #33050 net, validation: don't punish peers for consensus-invalid txs43- #33723 chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us45### Validation47- #32473 Introduce per-txin sighash midstate cache for legacy/p2sh/segwitv0 scripts48- #33105 validation: detect witness stripping without re-running Script checks50### Wallet52- #33268 wallet: Identify transactions spending 0-value outputs, and add tests for anchor outputs in a wallet53- #34156 wallet: fix unnamed legacy wallet migration failure54- #34226 wallet: test: Relative wallet failed migration cleanup55- #34123 wallet: migration, avoid creating spendable wallet from a watch-only legacy wallet56- #34215 wallettool: fix unnamed createfromdump failure walletsdir deletion57- #34370 wallet: Additional cleanups for migration, and fixes for createfromdump with BDB59### Mining61- #33475 bugfix: miner: fix `addPackageTxs` unsigned integer overflow63### Build65- #34227 guix: Fix `osslsigncode` tests67### Documentation69- #33623 doc: document capnproto and libmultiprocess deps in 29.x71### Test73- #33612 test: change log rate limit version gate75### Misc77- #32513 ci: remove 3rd party js from windows dll gha job78- #33508 ci: fix buildx gha cache authentication on forks79- #33581 ci: Properly include $FILE_ENV in DEPENDS_HASH80- #34344 ci: update GitHub Actions versions82Credits83=======85Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:87- Anthony Towns88- Antoine Poinsot89- Ava Chow90- David Gumberg91- Eugene Siegel92- fanquake93- furszy94- Hennadii Stepanov95- ismaelsadeeq96- luke-jr97- m3dwards98- Padraic Slattery99- Pieter Wuille100- SatsAndSports101- sedited102- willcl-ark104As well as to everyone that helped with translations on105[Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
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