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+Bitcoin Core version 28.2 is now available from:
+
+  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-28.2/>
+
+This release includes new features, 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 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
+===============
+
+### Build
+
+- #31407 guix: Notarize MacOS app bundle and codesign all MacOS and Windows binaries
+- #31500 depends: Fix compiling libevent package on NetBSD
+- #31627 depends: Fix spacing issue
+- #32070 build: use make < 3.82 syntax for define directive
+- #32439 guix: accomodate migration to codeberg
+- #32568 depends: use "mkdir -p" when installing xproto
+- #32693 depends: fix cmake compatibility error for freetype
+
+### Test
+
+- #32286 test: Handle empty string returned by CLI as None in RPC tests
+- #32336 test: Suppress upstream -Wduplicate-decl-specifier in bpfcc
+
+### Tracing
+
+- #31623 tracing: Rename the MIN macro to TRACEPOINT_TEST_MIN in log_raw_p2p_msgs
+
+### Doc
+
+- #32003 doc: remove note about macOS self-signing
+
+### Misc
+
+- #31611 doc: upgrade license to 2025
+- #32187 refactor: Remove spurious virtual from final ~CZMQNotificationInterface
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
+- 0xB10C
+- achow101
+- Brandon Odiwuor
+- fanquake
+- Hennadii Stepanov
+- josibake
+- kehiy
+- MarcoFalke
+- Sjors Provoost
+
+As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
+[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).