Bitcoin Core 30.0 release candidate is available

Sep 12 - Sep 12, 2025

  • The release candidate for Bitcoin Core version v30.0rc1 is now available, marking a significant step towards a new major version release.

Interested parties can access the binaries from Bitcoin Core's official page, while the source code is accessible via a signed tag on GitHub. This milestone introduces preliminary release notes, which are detailed in the draft available on the Bitcoin Core DevWiki page. Additionally, a testing guide has been provided to assist with the evaluation of this release candidate, available through the Bitcoin DevWiki.

Feedback and issues related to this release candidate can be submitted on GitHub, at the designated issue tracker link. Release candidates serve as critical test versions before the final release; assuming no significant problems are identified, this candidate will officially become version v30.0. The notification about this release has been disseminated to subscribers of the "Bitcoin Development Mailing List" group, underscoring its importance to the development community and stakeholders involved in Bitcoin Core's evolution.

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