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 # rust-bitcoinkernel
 
 `rust-bitcoinkernel` is a wrapper around
-[libbitcoinkernel](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/24303), an experimental C++
+[libbitcoinkernel](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/issues/27587), an experimental C++
 library exposing Bitcoin Core's validation engine. It supports both validation
 of blocks and transaction outputs as well as reading block data.