This is a new minor version release including important bugfixes to networking code.

All users, on all platforms, are strongly recommended to upgrade.

A full description of all changes is available in the release notes

Note: availability of a notarized MacOS dmg is delayed due to a hiccup in the interaction with Apple's service, but it is expected to be provided at a later time. The unsigned, fully reproducible built MacOS version is available.

Important bugfixes

• Reduced peer inv object counts
• Improved transaction request tracking
• Improved orphan transaction handling
• Reduced getheaders traffic for inv messages
• Improved reporting of difficulty adjustment errors

Updates to pinned dependencies

• Updated freetype to version 2.11.0
• Updated expat to version 2.6.2