Bitcoin Core releases
Release candidates, release notes and the bugs found between them, from 0.3.23 in June 2011 to the numbered major versions of today. The release threads are the simplest way to see what changed when.
236 threads and 610 messages, 12 Jun 2011 to 22 Sep 2026.
Read on LearnBitcoin
Bitcoin Optech
The threads, in order
Listed by the date of each thread's first message.
2011 20 threads
- Preparing 0.3.23-rc1 release Jeff Garzik1 message
- Bitcoin v0.3.23 release candidate available Jeff Garzik1 message
- Ready for 0.3.23 release? Jeff Garzik1 message
- Bitcoin v0.3.23 released Jeff Garzik2 messages
- Bitcoin v0.3.24 release candidate available Jeff Garzik3 messages
- 0.3.24 RC3 Build Matt Corallo1 message
- Bitcoin v0.3.24 released Jeff Garzik3 messages
- Bitcoin-qt ready for merging John Smith10 messages
- Version 0.4 release candidate 1 Gavin Andresen2 messages
- 0.4 Release Candidate 2 Gavin Andresen9 messages
- Bitcoin 0.4 Release Matt Corallo1 message
- Bitcoin 0.4.0 released Gavin Andresen4 messages
- Pulling for the 0.5 release Gavin Andresen1 message
- Tests for Bitcoin QT Brian McQueen2 messages
- Please help test 0.5 release candidate 1 Gavin Andresen3 messages
- Please help test 0.4.1 release candidate 1 Luke Dashjr1 message
- 0.5 release updated Gavin Andresen3 messages
- Please help sanity test: Linux/Windows 0.5.0rc2 binaries Gavin Andresen3 messages
- Release candidates: versions 0.4.1 and 0.5 Gavin Andresen8 messages
- There will be a release candidate 6... Gavin Andresen2 messages
2012 15 threads
- Version 0.6 release candidate 1 plan Gavin Andresen5 messages
- 0.6 Release Candidate 1 Gavin Andresen1 message
- BitcoinQt eating 100% CPU Michael Gronager4 messages
- Announcement: libcoin/BitcoinQt aka libcoinqt Michael Gronager1 message
- Urgent: Windows Bitcoin-Qt update Gavin Andresen1 message
- Full disclosure on the Bitcoin-Qt on Windows problem Gavin Andresen1 message
- Version 0.6 release candidate 5 binaries Gavin Andresen1 message
- URI Handling in Bitcoin-Qt Alan Reiner4 messages
- Testnet reset for the 0.7 release Gavin Andresen1 message
- BitCoinJ 0.5 released Mike Hearn1 message
- Version 0.7 release planning Jeff Garzik9 messages
- Please help test: 0.7.0 release candidate 1 Gavin Andresen1 message
- Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.7 released Gavin Andresen1 message
- 0.7.1 release Gavin Andresen3 messages
- 0.7.1 release candidate 1 ready for testing Gavin Andresen7 messages
2013 19 threads
- 0.8.0rc1 status Gavin Andresen5 messages
- Version 0.8.0rc1 ready for testing Gavin Andresen1 message
- Bitcoin-Qt / bitcoind version 0.8.0 released Gavin Andresen1 message
- bitcoinj 0.7 released Mike Hearn1 message
- Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.1 available Gavin Andresen1 message
- Time for a 0.8.2 release Gavin Andresen2 messages
- 7 messages
- 0.8.2rc1 ready for testing Gavin Andresen3 messages
- Bitcoin-Qt / bitcoind version 0.8.2 (final) released Gavin Andresen1 message
- Bitcoin-Qt/bitcoind version 0.8.3 released Gavin Andresen3 messages
- 22 messages
- 3 messages
- There will be a 0.8.4 release Gavin Andresen1 message
- 0.8.4 release candidate 2 : please help test Gavin Andresen1 message
- 0.8.4 released, fixes critical denial-of-service issue Gavin Andresen1 message
- Some current turbulence on the Bitcoin network: DB corruption errors on start from Bitcoin-qt / Bitcoind Greg Maxwell3 messages
- Bitcoin-Qt / bitcoind version 0.8.5 released Gavin Andresen1 message
- 0.8.6 release candidate 1 Gavin Andresen16 messages
- bitcoin-qt Chris Evans3 messages
2014 17 threads
- Bitcoin Core 0.9rc1 release schedule Wladimir J. van der Laan16 messages
- 12 messages
- On OP_RETURN in upcoming 0.9 release Jeff Garzik19 messages
- 0.9.0 release candidate two Gavin Andresen5 messages
- 0.9.0rc3 tagged Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- 8 messages
- Bitcoin Core version 0.9.0 released Gavin Andresen1 message
- 0.9.1 released Gavin Andresen1 message
- Compatibility Bitcoin-Qt with Tails Wladimir J. van der Laan6 messages
- 0.9.2 RC postponed for 7 days Warren Togami1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.9.2 release candidate 1 is available Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- 0.9.2rc2 tagged, gitian builds needed Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core version 0.9.2 has been released Wladimir J. van der Laan3 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.9.3 rc1 is available for download Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.9.3 rc2 is available for download Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.9.3 has been released Wladimir J. van der Laan3 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.10 release schedule Wladimir J. van der Laan10 messages
2015 30 threads
- 0.10.0rc2 has been tagged Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- 0.10.0rc3 has been tagged Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.0rc4 tagged Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- replace-by-fee v0.10.0rc4 Peter Todd79 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- 16 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.1 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.1 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.1 release candidate 3 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.1 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.2 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.9.5 release candidate 1 tagged Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.2 released Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.9.5 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin core 0.11.0 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin core 0.11.0 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- New GPG signing key for Bitcoin Core binary releases Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin core 0.11.0 release candidate 3 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.11.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan4 messages
- 2 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 release schedule Wladimir J. van der Laan15 messages
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.11.1 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.3 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.11.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.3 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.11.2 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.10.4 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.11.2 released Wladimir J. van der Laan4 messages
2016 15 threads
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan11 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 release candidate 3 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 release candidate 5 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.12.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.0 release candidate 1 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.0 release candidate 2 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.0 release candidate 3 available Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 0.13.0.knots20160814 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.1 release candidate 3 Matt Corallo1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
2017 11 threads
- Bitcoin Core 0.13.2 released Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- Bitcoin Classic 1.2.0 released Tom Zander15 messages
- 2 messages
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.14.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.14.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.14.2 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.15.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 0.15.0.knots20170914 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.15.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
2018 10 threads
- Bitcoin Core 0.16.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.16.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.16.2 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- BLS library released Bram Cohen3 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.16.3 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.14.3 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.15.2 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.17.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- Bitcoin Core 0.17.0.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.17.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
2019 3 threads
- Bitcoin Core 0.18.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan2 messages
- Bitcoin Knots 0.18.0.knots20190502 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.18.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
2020 9 threads
- Bitcoin Knots 0.19.0.1.knots20200104 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 0.19.1.knots20200304 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.19.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin-s v0.3.0 release Chris Stewart1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 0.20.0.knots20200614 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.20.1 released Wladimir J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 0.20.1.knots20200815 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin-s v0.4.0 release Chris Stewart1 message
2021 10 threads
- Bitcoin Core 0.21.0 released W. J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 0.21.0.knots20210130 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 0.21.1 released W. J. van der Laan1 message
- Proposal: Full-RBF in Bitcoin Core 24.0 Antoine Riard12 messages
- Bitcoin Knots 0.21.1.knots20210629 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 22.0 released W. J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin-s 1.8 released with DLCs negotiation via Tor Chris Stewart1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 22.0.knots20211108 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- 1 message
2022 6 threads
- Bitcoin Core 23.0 released W. J. van der Laan1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 23.0.knots20220529 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- 1 message
- libsecp256k1 version 0.2.0 released Pieter Wuille1 message
- Bitcoin Core 24.0.1 Released Michael Ford3 messages
- 3 messages
2023 13 threads
- libsecp256k1 v0.3.1 released Pieter Wuille1 message
- libsecp256k1 0.3.2 released Tim Ruffing1 message
- Bitcoin Core 24.1 released Michael Ford3 messages
- Bitcoin Core 23.2 released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 25.0 released Michael Ford2 messages
- CivKit Node v0.0.1 release - "Sic itur ad astra" Antoine Riard1 message
- libsecp256k1 v0.4.0 released Pieter Wuille1 message
- Bitcoin Core 25.1 released Michael Ford2 messages
- Bitcoin Core 24.2 released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 26.0 release candidate 2 available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 26.0 release candidate 3 available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 26.0 released Michael Ford1 message
- libsecp256k1 v0.4.1 released Jonas Nick1 message
2024 21 threads
- Full-RBF Peering Bitcoin Core v26.0 Released Peter Todd1 message
- Bitcoin Core 27.0 release candidate 1 available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 26.1 released Gloria Zhao3 messages
- Bitcoin Core 27.0 released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Inquisition 25.2 released Anthony Towns1 message
- libsecp256k1 v0.5.0 released Tim Ruffing1 message
- Bitcoin Core 27.1 released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 26.2 release candidate 1 available Gloria Zhao1 message
- 3 messages
- Bitcoin Knots 27.1.knots20240621 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 26.2 released Gloria Zhao1 message
- 3 messages
- Bitcoin Knots 27.1.knots20240801 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- 1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 28.0 Released Ava Chow1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 27.2 released Michael Ford1 message
- libsecp256k1 v0.6.0 released Jonas Nick1 message
- 1 message
- 1 message
2025 21 threads
- Bitcoin Core 28.1 Released Ava Chow1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 28.1.knots20250305 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 29.0 release candidate is available Gloria Zhao1 message
- Bitcoin Core 29.0 Released Gloria Zhao1 message
- Bitcoin Core 28.2 Released Ava Chow1 message
- RGB consensus layer released for production deployments Maxim Orlovsky1 message
- libsecp256k1 v0.7.0 released Tim Ruffing1 message
- Bitcoin Core 29.1 release candidate available Gloria Zhao1 message
- Bitcoin Core 29.1 release candidate 2 available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 29.1.knots20250903 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core 30.0 release candidate is available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 30.0rc2 release candidate is available Michael Ford1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 30.0rc3 release candidate is available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 29.2 Release Candidate 2 Available Gloria Zhao1 message
- Bitcoin Knots 29.2.knots20251010 released Luke Dashjr1 message
- Bitcoin Core v30.0 Released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core v29.2 Released Gloria Zhao1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core 28.3 Released Ava Chow1 message
- 1 message
2026 16 threads
- Bitcoin Core v30.1 Released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core v30.2rc1 Released Michael Ford2 messages
- Bitcoin Core v30.2 Released Michael Ford1 message
- libsecp256k1 0.7.1 released Pieter Wuille1 message
- Bitcoin Core v29.3 Released Sebastian Kung1 message
- 1 message
- Bitcoin Core v31.0 Released Ava Chow1 message
- Bitcoin Core v31.1rc1 is now available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core v30.3rc1 is now available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core v29.4rc1 is now available Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core v31.1 Released Michael Ford1 message
- Bitcoin Core 29.4 released Sebastian Kung1 message
- Bitcoin Core 30.3 released Sebastian Kung1 message
- 1 message
- libsecp256k1 v0.8.0 released Sebastian Falbesoner1 message
- Bitcoin Core 32.0rc2 release candidate is available Sebastian Kung1 message