Merge bitcoin/bitcoin#26543: [23.x] Bump version to 23.1rc2 & add release notesv23.1rc2

87c2ff80e45113b056b3d0af83cf78e3ce95a693 doc: add release notes for 23.1rc2 (fanquake)
5b2c99e24cd7b653c9b9931509d3901ad17badc1 doc: Update manual pages for 23.1rc2 (fanquake)
a02ae0745b01b33158d916d3d71107da77026bcb build: Bump version to 23.1rc2 (fanquake)
a1fcd565fff85f5652bf86504b416a615a2cb6d5 doc: add 23.0 relase notes (fanquake)

Pull request description:

  Bump the version to 23.1rc2.
  Regenerate the man pages.
  Add historical 23.0 release notes.
  Add WIP 23.1 release notes.

  Changes since rc1:
  * https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/26474
  * https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/26522

ACKs for top commit:
  hebasto:
    ACK 87c2ff80e45113b056b3d0af83cf78e3ce95a693, I have reviewed the code and it looks OK, I agree it can be merged.
  jarolrod:
    ACK 87c2ff80e45113b056b3d0af83cf78e3ce95a693

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8 files changed, 429 insertions, 198 deletions

diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
index af952908ab..bb52951756 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-cli.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-cli v23.1.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-CLI "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-cli v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v23.1.0rc1
+bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v23.1.0rc2
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-cli
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<command> \/\fR[\fI\,params\/\fR]  \fI\,Send command to Bitcoin Core\/\fR
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ bitcoin-cli \- manual page for bitcoin-cli v23.1.0rc1
 .B bitcoin-cli
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,help <command>      Get help for a command\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core RPC client version v23.1.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core RPC client version v23.1.0rc2
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
index 0ef72009bb..41fe2104b8 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-qt.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-qt v23.1.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-QT "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-qt v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v23.1.0rc1
+bitcoin-qt \- manual page for bitcoin-qt v23.1.0rc2
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-qt
 [\fI\,command-line options\/\fR]
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v23.1.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core version v23.1.0rc2
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
index 1da154313d..1ed7d7f4b6 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-tx.1
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-tx v23.1.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-TX "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-tx v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v23.1.0rc1
+bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v23.1.0rc2
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-tx
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,<hex-tx> \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Update hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ bitcoin-tx \- manual page for bitcoin-tx v23.1.0rc1
 .B bitcoin-tx
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] \fI\,-create \/\fR[\fI\,commands\/\fR]   \fI\,Create hex-encoded bitcoin transaction\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v23.1.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-tx utility version v23.1.0rc2
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
index 690b2a7bcc..b366096b1f 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-util.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-util v23.1.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-UTIL "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-util v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v23.1.0rc1
+bitcoin-util \- manual page for bitcoin-util v23.1.0rc2
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoin-util
 [\fI\,options\/\fR] [\fI\,commands\/\fR]  \fI\,Do stuff\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v23.1.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-util utility version v23.1.0rc2
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1 b/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
index 4122596976..49fb5d1028 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoin-wallet.1
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIN-WALLET "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-wallet v23.1.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIN-WALLET "1" "November 2022" "bitcoin-wallet v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoin-wallet \- manual page for bitcoin-wallet v23.1.0rc1
+bitcoin-wallet \- manual page for bitcoin-wallet v23.1.0rc2
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-wallet version v23.1.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core bitcoin\-wallet version v23.1.0rc2
 .PP
 bitcoin\-wallet is an offline tool for creating and interacting with Bitcoin Core wallet files.
 By default bitcoin\-wallet will act on wallets in the default mainnet wallet directory in the datadir.
diff --git a/doc/man/bitcoind.1 b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
index 14fbc603d3..ed24afde86 100644
--- a/doc/man/bitcoind.1
+++ b/doc/man/bitcoind.1
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 .\" DO NOT MODIFY THIS FILE!  It was generated by help2man 1.49.2.
-.TH BITCOIND "1" "November 2022" "bitcoind v23.1.0rc1" "User Commands"
+.TH BITCOIND "1" "November 2022" "bitcoind v23.1.0rc2" "User Commands"
 .SH NAME
-bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v23.1.0rc1
+bitcoind \- manual page for bitcoind v23.1.0rc2
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .B bitcoind
 [\fI\,options\/\fR]                     \fI\,Start Bitcoin Core\/\fR
 .SH DESCRIPTION
-Bitcoin Core version v23.1.0rc1
+Bitcoin Core version v23.1.0rc2
 .SH OPTIONS
 .HP
 \-?
diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md
index 5d1aa85593..257df52955 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes.md
@@ -1,23 +1,9 @@
-*After branching off for a major version release of Bitcoin Core, use this
-template to create the initial release notes draft.*
-
-*The release notes draft is a temporary file that can be added to by anyone. See
-[/doc/developer-notes.md#release-notes](/doc/developer-notes.md#release-notes)
-for the process.*
-
-*Create the draft, named* "*version* Release Notes Draft"
-*(e.g. "22.0 Release Notes Draft"), as a collaborative wiki in:*
-
-https://github.com/bitcoin-core/bitcoin-devwiki/wiki/
-
-*Before the final release, move the notes back to this git repository.*
-
-*version* Release Notes Draft
+23.1rc2 Release Notes Draft
 ===============================
 
-Bitcoin Core version *version* is now available from:
+Bitcoin Core version 23.1rc2 is now available from:
 
-  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-*version*/>
+  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-23.1/>
 
 This release includes new features, various bug fixes and performance
 improvements, as well as updated translations.
@@ -35,7 +21,7 @@ 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 Mac)
+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
@@ -51,182 +37,54 @@ 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
-===============
-
-P2P and network changes
------------------------
-
-- A bitcoind node will no longer rumour addresses to inbound peers by default.
-  They will become eligible for address gossip after sending an ADDR, ADDRV2,
-  or GETADDR message. (#21528)
-
-Fee estimation changes
-----------------------
-
-- Fee estimation now takes the feerate of replacement (RBF) transactions into
-  account. (#22539)
-
-Rescan startup parameter removed
---------------------------------
-
-The `-rescan` startup parameter has been removed. Wallets which require
-rescanning due to corruption will still be rescanned on startup.
-Otherwise, please use the `rescanblockchain` RPC to trigger a rescan. (#23123)
-
-Updated RPCs
-------------
-
-- The `validateaddress` RPC now returns an `error_locations` array for invalid
-  addresses, with the indices of invalid character locations in the address (if
-  known). For example, this will attempt to locate up to two Bech32 errors, and
-  return their locations if successful. Success and correctness are only guaranteed
-  if fewer than two substitution errors have been made.
-  The error message returned in the `error` field now also returns more specific
-  errors when decoding fails. (#16807)
-
-- The `-deprecatedrpc=addresses` configuration option has been removed.  RPCs
-  `gettxout`, `getrawtransaction`, `decoderawtransaction`, `decodescript`,
-  `gettransaction verbose=true` and REST endpoints `/rest/tx`, `/rest/getutxos`,
-  `/rest/block` no longer return the `addresses` and `reqSigs` fields, which
-  were previously deprecated in 22.0. (#22650)
-- The `getblock` RPC command now supports verbosity level 3 containing transaction inputs'
-  `prevout` information.  The existing `/rest/block/` REST endpoint is modified to contain
-  this information too. Every `vin` field will contain an additional `prevout` subfield
-  describing the spent output. `prevout` contains the following keys:
-  - `generated` - true if the spent coins was a coinbase.
-  - `height`
-  - `value`
-  - `scriptPubKey`
-
-- The top-level fee fields `fee`, `modifiedfee`, `ancestorfees` and `descendantfees`
-  returned by RPCs `getmempoolentry`,`getrawmempool(verbose=true)`,
-  `getmempoolancestors(verbose=true)` and `getmempooldescendants(verbose=true)`
-  are deprecated and will be removed in the next major version (use
-  `-deprecated=fees` if needed in this version). The same fee fields can be accessed
-  through the `fees` object in the result. WARNING: deprecated
-  fields `ancestorfees` and `descendantfees` are denominated in sats, whereas all
-  fields in the `fees` object are denominated in BTC. (#22689)
-
-- Both `createmultisig` and `addmultisigaddress` now include a `warnings`
-  field, which will show a warning if a non-legacy address type is requested
-  when using uncompressed public keys. (#23113)
-
-New RPCs
---------
-
-- Information on soft fork status has been moved from `getblockchaininfo`
-  to the new `getdeploymentinfo` RPC which allows querying soft fork status at any
-  block, rather than just at the chain tip. Inclusion of soft fork
-  status in `getblockchaininfo` can currently be restored using the
-  configuration `-deprecatedrpc=softforks`, but this will be removed in
-  a future release. Note that in either case, the `status` field
-  now reflects the status of the current block rather than the next
-  block. (#23508)
-
-Build System
-------------
-
-Files
------
-
-* On startup, the list of banned hosts and networks (via `setban` RPC) in
-  `banlist.dat` is ignored and only `banlist.json` is considered. Bitcoin Core
-  version 22.x is the only version that can read `banlist.dat` and also write
-  it to `banlist.json`. If `banlist.json` already exists, version 22.x will not
-  try to translate the `banlist.dat` into json. After an upgrade, `listbanned`
-  can be used to double check the parsed entries. (#22570)
-
-New settings
-------------
-
-Updated settings
-----------------
-
-- In previous releases, the meaning of the command line option
-  `-persistmempool` (without a value provided) incorrectly disabled mempool
-  persistence.  `-persistmempool` is now treated like other boolean options to
-  mean `-persistmempool=1`. Passing `-persistmempool=0`, `-persistmempool=1`
-  and `-nopersistmempool` is unaffected. (#23061)
-
-- `-maxuploadtarget` now allows human readable byte units [k|K|m|M|g|G|t|T].
-  E.g. `-maxuploadtarget=500g`. No whitespace, +- or fractions allowed.
-  Default is `M` if no suffix provided. (#23249)
-
-- If `-proxy=` is given together with `-noonion` then the provided proxy will
-  not be set as a proxy for reaching the Tor network. So it will not be
-  possible to open manual connections to the Tor network for example with the
-  `addnode` RPC. To mimic the old behavior use `-proxy=` together with
-  `-onlynet=` listing all relevant networks except `onion`. (#22834)
-
-Tools and Utilities
--------------------
-
-- Update `-getinfo` to return data in a user-friendly format that also reduces vertical space. (#21832)
-
-- CLI `-addrinfo` now returns a single field for the number of `onion` addresses
-  known to the node instead of separate `torv2` and `torv3` fields, as support
-  for Tor V2 addresses was removed from Bitcoin Core in 22.0. (#22544)
-
-Wallet
-------
-
-- `upgradewallet` will now automatically flush the keypool if upgrading
-  from a non-HD wallet to an HD wallet, to immediately start using the
-  newly-generated HD keys. (#23093)
-
-- a new RPC `newkeypool` has been added, which will flush (entirely
-  clear and refill) the keypool. (#23093)
-
-- `listunspent` now includes `ancestorcount`, `ancestorsize`, and
-  `ancestorfees` for each transaction output that is still in the mempool.
-  (#12677)
-
-- `lockunspent` now optionally takes a third parameter, `persistent`, which
-  causes the lock to be written persistently to the wallet database. This
-  allows UTXOs to remain locked even after node restarts or crashes. (#23065)
-
-- `receivedby` RPCs now include coinbase transactions. Previously, the
-  following wallet RPCs excluded coinbase transactions: `getreceivedbyaddress`,
-  `getreceivedbylabel`, `listreceivedbyaddress`, `listreceivedbylabel`. This
-  release changes this behaviour and returns results accounting for received
-  coins from coinbase outputs. The previous behaviour can be restored using the
-  configuration `-deprecatedrpc=exclude_coinbase`, but may be removed in a
-  future release. (#14707)
-
-- A new option in the same `receivedby` RPCs, `include_immature_coinbase`
-  (default=`false`), determines whether to account for immature coinbase
-  transactions. Immature coinbase transactions are coinbase transactions that
-  have 100 or fewer confirmations, and are not spendable. (#14707)
+### P2P
+
+- #25314 p2p: always set nTime for self-advertisements
+
+### RPC and other APIs
+
+- #25220 rpc: fix incorrect warning for address type p2sh-segwit in createmultisig
+- #25237 rpc: Capture UniValue by ref for rpcdoccheck
+- #25983 Prevent data race for pathHandlers
+- #26275 Fix crash on deriveaddresses when index is 2147483647 (2^31-1)
 
-GUI changes
------------
+### Build system
 
-- UTXOs which are locked via the GUI are now stored persistently in the
-  wallet database, so are not lost on node shutdown or crash. (#23065)
+- #25201 windeploy: Renewed windows code signing certificate
+- #25788 guix: patch NSIS to remove .reloc sections from installer stubs
+- #25861 guix: use --build={arch}-guix-linux-gnu in cross toolchain
+- #25985 Revert "build: Use Homebrew's sqlite package if it is available"
 
-- The Bech32 checkbox has been replaced with a dropdown for all address types, including the new Bech32m (BIP-350) standard for Taproot enabled wallets.
+### GUI
 
-Low-level changes
-=================
+- #24668 build, qt: bump Qt5 version to 5.15.3
+- gui#631 Disallow encryption of watchonly wallets
+- gui#680 Fixes MacOS 13 segfault by preventing certain notifications
 
-RPC
----
+### Tests
 
-- `getblockchaininfo` now returns a new `time` field, that provides the chain tip time. (#22407)
+- #24454 tests: Fix calculation of external input weights
 
-Tests
------
+### Miscellaneous
 
-- For the `regtest` network the activation heights of several softforks were
-  set to block height 1. They can be changed by the runtime setting
-  `-testactivationheight=name@height`. (#22818)
+- #26321 Adjust .tx/config for new Transifex CLI
 
 Credits
 =======
 
 Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
 
+Andrew Chow
+brunoerg
+Hennadii Stepanov
+John Moffett
+MacroFake
+Martin Zumsande
+Michael Ford
+muxator
+Pavol Rusnak
+Sebastian Falbesoner
+W. J. van der Laan
 
 As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
 [Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes-23.0.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-23.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1467a0f71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes-23.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,373 @@
+23.0 Release Notes
+==================
+
+Bitcoin Core version 23.0 is now available from:
+
+  <https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-23.0/>
+
+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 Mac)
+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, macOS 10.15+, 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
+===============
+
+P2P and network changes
+-----------------------
+
+- A bitcoind node will no longer rumour addresses to inbound peers by default.
+  They will become eligible for address gossip after sending an ADDR, ADDRV2,
+  or GETADDR message. (#21528)
+
+- Before this release, Bitcoin Core had a strong preference to try to connect only to peers that listen on port 8333. As a result of that, Bitcoin nodes listening on non-standard ports would likely not get any Bitcoin Core peers connecting to them. This preference has been removed. (#23542)
+
+- Full support has been added for the CJDNS network. See the new option `-cjdnsreachable` and [doc/cjdns.md](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/23.x/doc/cjdns.md) (#23077)
+
+Fee estimation changes
+----------------------
+
+- Fee estimation now takes the feerate of replacement (RBF) transactions into
+  account. (#22539)
+
+Rescan startup parameter removed
+--------------------------------
+
+The `-rescan` startup parameter has been removed. Wallets which require
+rescanning due to corruption will still be rescanned on startup.
+Otherwise, please use the `rescanblockchain` RPC to trigger a rescan. (#23123)
+
+Tracepoints and Userspace, Statically Defined Tracing support
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Bitcoin Core release binaries for Linux now include experimental tracepoints which
+act as an interface for process-internal events. These can be used for review,
+debugging, monitoring, and more. The tracepoint API is semi-stable. While the API
+is tested, process internals might change between releases requiring changes to the
+tracepoints. Information about the existing tracepoints can be found under
+[doc/tracing.md](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/23.x/doc/tracing.md) and
+usage examples are provided in [contrib/tracing/](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/tree/23.x/contrib/tracing).
+
+Updated RPCs
+------------
+
+- The `validateaddress` RPC now returns an `error_locations` array for invalid
+  addresses, with the indices of invalid character locations in the address (if
+  known). For example, this will attempt to locate up to two Bech32 errors, and
+  return their locations if successful. Success and correctness are only guaranteed
+  if fewer than two substitution errors have been made.
+  The error message returned in the `error` field now also returns more specific
+  errors when decoding fails. (#16807)
+
+- The `-deprecatedrpc=addresses` configuration option has been removed.  RPCs
+  `gettxout`, `getrawtransaction`, `decoderawtransaction`, `decodescript`,
+  `gettransaction verbose=true` and REST endpoints `/rest/tx`, `/rest/getutxos`,
+  `/rest/block` no longer return the `addresses` and `reqSigs` fields, which
+  were previously deprecated in 22.0. (#22650)
+- The `getblock` RPC command now supports verbosity level 3 containing transaction inputs'
+  `prevout` information.  The existing `/rest/block/` REST endpoint is modified to contain
+  this information too. Every `vin` field will contain an additional `prevout` subfield
+  describing the spent output. `prevout` contains the following keys:
+  - `generated` - true if the spent coins was a coinbase.
+  - `height`
+  - `value`
+  - `scriptPubKey`
+
+- The top-level fee fields `fee`, `modifiedfee`, `ancestorfees` and `descendantfees`
+  returned by RPCs `getmempoolentry`,`getrawmempool(verbose=true)`,
+  `getmempoolancestors(verbose=true)` and `getmempooldescendants(verbose=true)`
+  are deprecated and will be removed in the next major version (use
+  `-deprecated=fees` if needed in this version). The same fee fields can be accessed
+  through the `fees` object in the result. WARNING: deprecated
+  fields `ancestorfees` and `descendantfees` are denominated in sats, whereas all
+  fields in the `fees` object are denominated in BTC. (#22689)
+
+- Both `createmultisig` and `addmultisigaddress` now include a `warnings`
+  field, which will show a warning if a non-legacy address type is requested
+  when using uncompressed public keys. (#23113)
+
+Changes to wallet related RPCs can be found in the Wallet section below.
+
+New RPCs
+--------
+
+- Information on soft fork status has been moved from `getblockchaininfo`
+  to the new `getdeploymentinfo` RPC which allows querying soft fork status at any
+  block, rather than just at the chain tip. Inclusion of soft fork
+  status in `getblockchaininfo` can currently be restored using the
+  configuration `-deprecatedrpc=softforks`, but this will be removed in
+  a future release. Note that in either case, the `status` field
+  now reflects the status of the current block rather than the next
+  block. (#23508)
+
+Files
+-----
+
+* On startup, the list of banned hosts and networks (via `setban` RPC) in
+  `banlist.dat` is ignored and only `banlist.json` is considered. Bitcoin Core
+  version 22.x is the only version that can read `banlist.dat` and also write
+  it to `banlist.json`. If `banlist.json` already exists, version 22.x will not
+  try to translate the `banlist.dat` into json. After an upgrade, `listbanned`
+  can be used to double check the parsed entries. (#22570)
+
+Updated settings
+----------------
+
+- In previous releases, the meaning of the command line option
+  `-persistmempool` (without a value provided) incorrectly disabled mempool
+  persistence.  `-persistmempool` is now treated like other boolean options to
+  mean `-persistmempool=1`. Passing `-persistmempool=0`, `-persistmempool=1`
+  and `-nopersistmempool` is unaffected. (#23061)
+
+- `-maxuploadtarget` now allows human readable byte units [k|K|m|M|g|G|t|T].
+  E.g. `-maxuploadtarget=500g`. No whitespace, +- or fractions allowed.
+  Default is `M` if no suffix provided. (#23249)
+
+- If `-proxy=` is given together with `-noonion` then the provided proxy will
+  not be set as a proxy for reaching the Tor network. So it will not be
+  possible to open manual connections to the Tor network for example with the
+  `addnode` RPC. To mimic the old behavior use `-proxy=` together with
+  `-onlynet=` listing all relevant networks except `onion`. (#22834)
+
+Tools and Utilities
+-------------------
+
+- Update `-getinfo` to return data in a user-friendly format that also reduces vertical space. (#21832)
+
+- CLI `-addrinfo` now returns a single field for the number of `onion` addresses
+  known to the node instead of separate `torv2` and `torv3` fields, as support
+  for Tor V2 addresses was removed from Bitcoin Core in 22.0. (#22544)
+
+Wallet
+------
+
+- Descriptor wallets are now the default wallet type. Newly created wallets
+  will use descriptors unless `descriptors=false` is set during `createwallet`, or
+  the `Descriptor wallet` checkbox is unchecked in the GUI.
+
+  Note that wallet RPC commands like `importmulti` and `dumpprivkey` cannot be
+  used with descriptor wallets, so if your client code relies on these commands
+  without specifying `descriptors=false` during wallet creation, you will need
+  to update your code.
+
+- Newly created descriptor wallets will contain an automatically generated `tr()`
+  descriptor which allows for creating single key Taproot receiving addresses.
+
+- `upgradewallet` will now automatically flush the keypool if upgrading
+  from a non-HD wallet to an HD wallet, to immediately start using the
+  newly-generated HD keys. (#23093)
+
+- a new RPC `newkeypool` has been added, which will flush (entirely
+  clear and refill) the keypool. (#23093)
+
+- `listunspent` now includes `ancestorcount`, `ancestorsize`, and
+  `ancestorfees` for each transaction output that is still in the mempool.
+  (#12677)
+
+- `lockunspent` now optionally takes a third parameter, `persistent`, which
+  causes the lock to be written persistently to the wallet database. This
+  allows UTXOs to remain locked even after node restarts or crashes. (#23065)
+
+- `receivedby` RPCs now include coinbase transactions. Previously, the
+  following wallet RPCs excluded coinbase transactions: `getreceivedbyaddress`,
+  `getreceivedbylabel`, `listreceivedbyaddress`, `listreceivedbylabel`. This
+  release changes this behaviour and returns results accounting for received
+  coins from coinbase outputs. The previous behaviour can be restored using the
+  configuration `-deprecatedrpc=exclude_coinbase`, but may be removed in a
+  future release. (#14707)
+
+- A new option in the same `receivedby` RPCs, `include_immature_coinbase`
+  (default=`false`), determines whether to account for immature coinbase
+  transactions. Immature coinbase transactions are coinbase transactions that
+  have 100 or fewer confirmations, and are not spendable. (#14707)
+
+GUI changes
+-----------
+
+- UTXOs which are locked via the GUI are now stored persistently in the
+  wallet database, so are not lost on node shutdown or crash. (#23065)
+
+- The Bech32 checkbox has been replaced with a dropdown for all address types, including the new Bech32m (BIP-350) standard for Taproot enabled wallets.
+
+Low-level changes
+=================
+
+RPC
+---
+
+- `getblockchaininfo` now returns a new `time` field, that provides the chain tip time. (#22407)
+
+Tests
+-----
+
+- For the `regtest` network the activation heights of several softforks were
+  set to block height 1. They can be changed by the runtime setting
+  `-testactivationheight=name@height`. (#22818)
+
+Credits
+=======
+
+Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:
+
+- 0xb10c
+- 0xree
+- Aaron Clauson
+- Adrian-Stefan Mares
+- agroce
+- aitorjs
+- Alex Groce
+- amadeuszpawlik
+- Amiti Uttarwar
+- Andrew Chow
+- Andrew Poelstra
+- Andrew Toth
+- anouar kappitou
+- Anthony Towns
+- Antoine Poinsot
+- Arnab Sen
+- Ben Woosley
+- benthecarman
+- Bitcoin Hodler
+- BitcoinTsunami
+- brianddk
+- Bruno Garcia
+- CallMeMisterOwl
+- Calvin Kim
+- Carl Dong
+- Cory Fields
+- Cuong V. Nguyen
+- Darius Parvin
+- Dhruv Mehta
+- Dimitri Deijs
+- Dimitris Apostolou
+- Dmitry Goncharov
+- Douglas Chimento
+- eugene
+- Fabian Jahr
+- fanquake
+- Florian Baumgartl
+- fyquah
+- Gleb Naumenko
+- glozow
+- Gregory Sanders
+- Heebs
+- Hennadii Stepanov
+- hg333
+- HiLivin
+- Igor Cota
+- Jadi
+- James O'Beirne
+- Jameson Lopp
+- Jarol Rodriguez
+- Jeremy Rand
+- Jeremy Rubin
+- Joan Karadimov
+- John Newbery
+- Jon Atack
+- João Barbosa
+- josibake
+- junderw
+- Karl-Johan Alm
+- katesalazar
+- Kennan Mell
+- Kiminuo
+- Kittywhiskers Van Gogh
+- Klement Tan
+- Kristaps Kaupe
+- Kuro
+- Larry Ruane
+- lsilva01
+- lucash-dev
+- Luke Dashjr
+- MarcoFalke
+- Martin Leitner-Ankerl
+- Martin Zumsande
+- Matt Corallo
+- Matt Whitlock
+- MeshCollider
+- Michael Dietz
+- Murch
+- naiza
+- Nathan Garabedian
+- Nelson Galdeman
+- NikhilBartwal
+- Niklas Gögge
+- node01
+- nthumann
+- Pasta
+- Patrick Kamin
+- Pavel Safronov
+- Pavol Rusnak
+- Perlover
+- Pieter Wuille
+- practicalswift
+- pradumnasaraf
+- pranabp-bit
+- Prateek Sancheti
+- Prayank
+- Rafael Sadowski
+- rajarshimaitra
+- randymcmillan
+- ritickgoenka
+- Rob Fielding
+- Rojar Smith
+- Russell Yanofsky
+- S3RK
+- Saibato
+- Samuel Dobson
+- sanket1729
+- seaona
+- Sebastian Falbesoner
+- sh15h4nk
+- Shashwat
+- Shorya
+- ShubhamPalriwala
+- Shubhankar Gambhir
+- Sjors Provoost
+- sogoagain
+- sstone
+- stratospher
+- Suriyaa Rocky Sundararuban
+- Taeik Lim
+- TheCharlatan
+- Tim Ruffing
+- Tobin Harding
+- Troy Giorshev
+- Tyler Chambers
+- Vasil Dimov
+- W. J. van der Laan
+- w0xlt
+- willcl-ark
+- William Casarin
+- zealsham
+- Zero-1729
+
+As well as to everyone that helped with translations on
+[Transifex](https://www.transifex.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/).