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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index ba5c3c2c1b..aef021a29d 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -60,6 +60,14 @@ From Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 onwards, macOS versions earlier than 10.12 are no longer supported. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance when macOS "dark mode" is activated. +The node's known peers are persisted to disk in a file called `peers.dat`. The +format of this file has been changed in a backwards-incompatible way in order to +accommodate the storage of Tor v3 and other BIP155 addresses. This means that if +the file is modified by 0.21.0 or newer then older versions will not be able to +read it. Those old versions, in the event of a downgrade, will log an error +message that deserialization has failed and will continue normal operation +as if the file was missing, creating a new empty one. (#19954) + Notable changes =============== @@ -74,6 +82,17 @@ P2P and network changes node using P2P relay. This version reduces the initial broadcast guarantees for wallet transactions submitted via P2P to a node running the wallet. (#18038) +- The Tor onion service that is automatically created by setting the + `-listenonion` configuration parameter will now be created as a Tor v3 service + instead of Tor v2. The private key that was used for Tor v2 (if any) will be + left untouched in the `onion_private_key` file in the data directory (see + `-datadir`) and can be removed if not needed. Bitcoin Core will no longer + attempt to read it. The private key for the Tor v3 service will be saved in a + file named `onion_v3_private_key`. To use the deprecated Tor v2 service (not + recommended), then `onion_private_key` can be copied over + `onion_v3_private_key`, e.g. + `cp -f onion_private_key onion_v3_private_key`. (#19954) + Updated RPCs ------------ |