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@@ -6,3 +6,9 @@
  - Using addresses in createmultisig is now deprectated. Use `-deprecatedrpc=createmultisig` to get the old behavior.
  - Added `savemempool` RPC command for dumping mempool to disk.
  - Added `-blocksdir` command line option for saving block data to a different disk location (such as a higher-capacity HDD).
+ - Fixed a few related issues where quickly shutting down bitcoind after startup would result in a crash.
+ - Multiple minor node stability improvements.
+ - Fixed a small memory leak.
+ - Removed `-nodebug` option, as `-debug=0` already exists as an equivalent.
+ - Fixed a bug where `bitcoin-cli generate` would hang until completion when attempting to interrupt the process.
+   It now shuts down cleanly as expected.