diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 0c2d97ba4..7e64e4d61 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Bitcoin Core version 0.19.1 is now available from: This minor release includes various bug fixes and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. +This is a new major version release, including new features, various bugfixes +and performance improvements, as well as updated translations. Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub: @@ -30,7 +32,47 @@ macOS "dark mode" is activated. In addition to previously supported CPU platforms, this release's pre-compiled distribution provides binaries for the RISC-V platform. 0.19.1 change log -There are no significant changes for other operating systems. +shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the +installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac) +or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux). +If your node has a txindex, the txindex db will be migrated the first time you run 0.17.0 or newer, which may take up to a few hours. Your node will not be functional until this migration completes. + +The first time you run version 0.15.0 or newer, your chainstate database will be converted to a +new format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour, +depending on the speed of your machine. + +Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is no +automatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0. Upgrading +directly from 0.7.x and earlier without redownloading the blockchain is not supported. +However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported. + +Downgrading warning +------------------- + +The chainstate database for this release is not compatible with previous +releases, so if you run 0.15 and then decide to switch back to any +older version, you will need to run the old release with the `-reindex-chainstate` +option to rebuild the chainstate data structures in the old format. + +If your node has pruning enabled, this will entail re-downloading and +processing the entire blockchain. + +Compatibility +============== + +Bitcoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems using +the Linux kernel, macOS 10.10+, and Windows 7 and newer (Windows XP is not supported). + +Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not +frequently tested on them. + +From 0.17.0 onwards macOS <10.10 is no longer supported. 0.17.0 is built using Qt 5.9.x, which doesn't +support versions of macOS older than 10.10. + +Known issues +============ + +... - #17643 Fix origfee return for bumpfee with feerate arg (instagibbs) - #16963 Fix `unique_ptr` usage in boost::signals2 (promag) @@ -75,3 +117,6 @@ Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release: As well as to everyone that helped with translations on +... + +As well as everyone that helped translating on [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/bitcoin/).