Question about trusted-keys file in Bitcoin Core repo

[christine_dkim]

I've noticed that the trusted-keys file in the latest few Bitcoin Core releases is out of date. (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/contrib/verify-commits/trusted-keys)

Although changes have been merged in prior releases like v.24.x, these changes don't seem to port over to subsequent releases. (https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/24.x/contrib/verify-commits/trusted-keys)

The same outdated version of the file keeps getting copied into the latest releases.

Why doesn't this file get updated?
What version of the file is the most updated and lists the current Bitcoin Core maintainers?

[achow101]

What makes you think the version in the master branch is outdated? The links you give clearly show that it is more recently updated.


Changes are always made to the master branch first, and then backported to the release branches. Changes are never made directly to the release branches that are not in master. The release branches are branched from the master branch when it is time to make a release. There is no "outdated version getting copied into the latest release", all files are always the most up to date at the time of branching.

[christine_dkim]

Ah, I see, my bad, I didn't look closely at the keys in the master branch. I see now that they are the most up-to-date and reflect the changes made in prior releases.