Minor Release 29.3 #33628

1. 
   glozow commented at 6:35 pm on October 14, 2025: member

   🚧 Milestone: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/milestone/80

   Backports and other changes

   • #33623
   • #33611
   • #34222
   • #33788
   • #34268
   • #34370

   RC 1

   • final changes #34268
   • binaries https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/test.rc1/

   RC 2

   • final changes #34450
   • binaries https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/test.rc2/

   Release

   • final changes #34536
   • binaries https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/
   • announcements

   See release process docs for more details. This issue can be used to track status updates. Please feel free to suggest backports in the comments.

2. glozow added the label Tracking Issue on Oct 14, 2025
3. glozow pinned this on Oct 14, 2025
4. fanquake added this to the milestone 29.3 on Oct 15, 2025
5. 
   glozow commented at 5:55 pm on January 14, 2026: member

   Reviewers: please take a look at #34268 so we can have an RC1
6. 
   glozow commented at 6:05 pm on January 16, 2026: member

   rc1 has been tagged https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/tag/v29.3rc1
7. bitcoin deleted a comment on Jan 30, 2026
8. 
   glozow commented at 4:39 pm on January 30, 2026: member

   rc2 has been tagged https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/tag/v29.3rc2
9. 
   glozow commented at 5:41 pm on February 2, 2026: member

   @sedited is taking over 29.x from here. Thanks!
10. 
    achow101 commented at 6:02 pm on February 3, 2026: member

    29.3rc2 bins are up: https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/test.rc2/
11. bitcoin deleted a comment on Feb 6, 2026
12. 
    fanquake commented at 10:40 am on February 11, 2026: member

    29.3 bins are up: https://bitcoincore.org/bin/bitcoin-core-29.3/. Release notes are archived: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/34555
13. 
    fanquake commented at 10:41 am on February 11, 2026: member

    Website has also been updated: https://bitcoincore.org/en/2026/02/10/release-29.3/.
14. 
    fanquake commented at 12:42 pm on February 11, 2026: member

    GH release: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/releases/tag/v29.3.
15. 
    fanquake commented at 2:20 pm on February 11, 2026: member

    Closing this & https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/milestone/80.
16. fanquake closed this on Feb 11, 2026

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