Bitcoin Core version 28.4rc1 is now available from:

  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-28.4/test.rc1/>

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>

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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 extensively tested on operating systems
using the Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 11.0+, and Windows 7 and newer. 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
===============

### Wallet

- #34156 wallet: fix unnamed legacy wallet migration failure
- #34215 wallettool: fix unnamed createfromdump failure walletsdir deletion
- #34226 wallet: test: Relative wallet failed migration cleanup

### P2P

- #33723 chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us

### Build

- #34227 guix: Fix `osslsigncode` tests

### CI

- #32513 ci: remove 3rd party js from windows dll gha job
- #34344 ci: update GitHub Actions versions
- #34463 ci: use macos-14 image

### Misc

- #34174 doc: update copyright year to 2026

Credits
=======

Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:

- achow101
- davidgumberg
- fanquake
- furszy
- Hennadii Stepanov
- m3dwards
- Padraic Slattery
- SatsAndSports

As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
[Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).