The first release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready for testing!
We expect to release the final version early next week, but please test it out and provide feedback!
Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.1
#MastodonAdmin
Mastodon Engineering
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