The third release candidate for Mastodon 4.5 is ready!
It addresses UX concerns regarding quotes and post privacy, now warning when you quote someone in a followers-only post, and preventing quotes in Private Mentions.
It also includes a few other bugfixes.
We are planning to release the final 4.5.0 version tomorrow, so please test this release candidate if you can!
Full release notes and update instructions are available on our GitHub release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.5.0-rc.3
#mastoadmin
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