1  Bitcoin Core version 28.4 is now available from:
 2  
 3    <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-28.4/>
 4  
 5  This release includes various bug fixes and performance
 6  improvements, as well as updated translations.
 7  
 8  Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:
 9  
10    <https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues>
11  
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13  
14    <https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/>
15  
16  How to Upgrade
17  ==============
18  
19  If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely
20  shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the
21  installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on macOS)
22  or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux).
23  
24  Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is
25  possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old
26  wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported.
27  
28  Compatibility
29  ==============
30  
31  Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems
32  using the Linux Kernel 3.17+, macOS 11.0+, and Windows 7 and newer. Bitcoin
33  Core should also work on most other UNIX-like systems but is not as
34  frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on
35  unsupported systems.
36  
37  Notable changes
38  ===============
39  
40  ### Wallet
41  
42  - #34156 wallet: fix unnamed legacy wallet migration failure
43  - #34215 wallettool: fix unnamed createfromdump failure walletsdir deletion
44  - #34226 wallet: test: Relative wallet failed migration cleanup
45  - #34370 Fix #34222 backport bugs
46  
47  ### P2P
48  
49  - #33723 chainparams: remove dnsseed.bitcoin.dashjr-list-of-p2p-nodes.us
50  
51  ### Build
52  
53  - #34227 guix: Fix `osslsigncode` tests
54  
55  ### CI
56  
57  - #32513 ci: remove 3rd party js from windows dll gha job
58  - #34344 ci: update GitHub Actions versions
59  - #34463 ci: use macos-14 image
60  
61  ### Misc
62  
63  - #34174 doc: update copyright year to 2026
64  
65  Credits
66  =======
67  
68  Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
69  
70  - achow101
71  - davidgumberg
72  - fanquake
73  - furszy
74  - Hennadii Stepanov
75  - Luke Dashjr
76  - m3dwards
77  - Padraic Slattery
78  - SatsAndSports
79  
80  As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
81  [Transifex](https://explore.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).