This is the v0.17.3.0 point release of the Monero software. This release contains support for [P2Pool]({{ site.baseurl }}/2021/10/05/p2pool-released.html).
Some highlights of this point release are:
- Add P2Pool support (#[7964](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/7964))
- Daemon: allow socks5 proxy configuration with `--proxy` flag (#[7326](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/7326), #[7616](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/7616))
- Daemon: disable restricted RPC from getting output dist. for pre-rct outputs, fix DoS (#[8084](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8084)) [Reported by xfang/Haven]
- Wallet: fix key encryption when changing ask-password from 0/1 to 2 (#[8014](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/pull/8014)) [Reported by xfang/Haven]
The complete list of changes is [available on GitHub](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/compare/v0.17.2.3...v0.17.3.0), along with [the source code](https://github.com/monero-project/monero/tree/v0.17.3.0).
# Contributors for this Release
This release was the direct result of 18 people who worked, largely unpaid and altruistically, to put out 96 commits containing 1842 new lines of code. We'd like to thank them very much for their time and effort. In no particular order they are:
- luigi1111
- hyc
- jtgrassie
- tevador
- woodser
- xiphon
- moneromooo
- tobtoht
- SChernykh
- ndorf
- anon
- vtnerd
- j-berman
- UkoeHB
- mj-xmr
- rbrunner7
- lalanza808
- selsta
# Download
The new binaries can be downloaded from the [Downloads page]({{ site.baseurl }}/downloads/#cli) or from the direct links below.
A GPG-signed list of the hashes is at [https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/hashes.txt]({{ site.baseurl_root }}/downloads/hashes.txt) and should be treated as canonical, with the signature checked against the appropriate GPG key in the source code (in /utils/gpg_keys). To ensure that the files you download are those originally posted by the maintainers, you should both check that the hashes of your files match those on the signed list, and that the signature on the list is valid.
Two guides are available to guide you through the verification process: [Verify binaries on Windows (beginner)]({{ site.baseurl }}/resources/user-guides/verification-windows-beginner.html) and [Verify binaries on Linux, Mac, or Windows command line (advanced)]({{ site.baseurl }}/resources/user-guides/verification-allos-advanced.html).
