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Following last week's beta, the first release candidate for #Mastodon 4.6 is out! 🎉
You can find all of the changes on the release page: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/releases/tag/v4.6.0-rc.1
We aim to publish the release next week. If you are an admin, now is a good time to upgrade to the release candidate and help us find any last minute bugs!
For #Mastodon app developers and fellow #fediverse platform developers, with the approaching Mastodon 4.6 release we've put together an overview of new and changed APIs that you may want to look at! Collections, profile editing, #Wrapstodon , and more:
https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2026/06/mastodon-4-6-for-devs/
