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From: sedited <seb.kung@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:09:40 +0100
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+Bitcoin Core version 29.3 is now available from:
+
+  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/>
+
+This release includes various bug fixes and performance
+improvements, as well as updated translations.
+
+Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
+
+  <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
+
+To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:
+
+  <https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
+
+How to Upgrade
+==============
+
+If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
+shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the
+installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)
+or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
+
+Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is
+possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old
+wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.
+
+Compatibility
+==============
+
+Bitcoin Core is supported and tested on operating systems using the
+Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 13+, and Windows 10+. Bitcoin
+Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as
+frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on
+unsupported systems.
+
+Notable changes
+===============
+
+### P2P
+
+- #33050 net, validation: don't punish peers for consensus-invalid txs
+- #33723 chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us
+
+### Validation
+
+- #32473 Introduce per-txin sighash midstate cache for legacy/p2sh/segwitv0 scripts
+- #33105 validation: detect witness stripping without re-running Script checks
+
+### Wallet
+
+- #33268 wallet: Identify transactions spending 0-value outputs, and add tests for anchor outputs in a wallet
+- #34156 wallet: fix unnamed legacy wallet migration failure
+- #34226 wallet: test: Relative wallet failed migration cleanup
+- #34123 wallet: migration, avoid creating spendable wallet from a watch-only legacy wallet
+- #34215 wallettool: fix unnamed createfromdump failure walletsdir deletion
+- #34370 wallet: Additional cleanups for migration, and fixes for createfromdump with BDB
+
+### Mining
+
+- #33475 bugfix: miner: fix `addPackageTxs` unsigned integer overflow
+
+### Build
+
+- #34227 guix: Fix `osslsigncode` tests
+
+### Documentation
+
+- #33623 doc: document capnproto and libmultiprocess deps in 29.x
+
+### Test
+
+- #33612 test: change log rate limit version gate
+
+### Misc
+
+- #32513 ci: remove 3rd party js from windows dll gha job
+- #33508 ci: fix buildx gha cache authentication on forks
+- #33581 ci: Properly include $FILE_ENV in DEPENDS_HASH
+- #34344 ci: update GitHub Actions versions
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
+
+- Anthony Towns
+- Antoine Poinsot
+- Ava Chow
+- David Gumberg
+- Eugene Siegel
+- fanquake
+- furszy
+- Hennadii Stepanov
+- ismaelsadeeq
+- luke-jr
+- m3dwards
+- Padraic Slattery
+- Pieter Wuille
+- SatsAndSports
+- sedited
+- willcl-ark
+
+As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
+[Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).