diff --git a/.github/workflows/stellar-rpc.yml b/.github/workflows/stellar-rpc.yml
index a923a23f7..2c41f313c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stellar-rpc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stellar-rpc.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
     with:
       protocol_version: '27'
       core_deb_version: '28.0.0-3494.a9b861321.jammy'
-      core_docker_img: 'stellar/unsafe-stellar-core:28.0.0-3494.a9b861321.jammy'
+      core_docker_img: 'stellar/stellar-core:28.0.0-3494.a9b861321.jammy'
 
   integration-p28-pkg:
     name: Integration tests (P28)
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
       # pins from crates.io, keeping simulation cost models identical to
       # apply-time metering.
       core_deb_version: '28.0.0-3494.a9b861321.jammy'
-      core_docker_img: 'stellar/unsafe-stellar-core:28.0.0-3494.a9b861321.jammy'
+      core_docker_img: 'stellar/stellar-core:28.0.0-3494.a9b861321.jammy'
 
   # integration-p25-src:
   #   name: Integration tests (p25, core from source)
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 161633fb7..472df3690 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@
 * XDR has been updated to support Protocol 28 (CAP-0083, CAP-0085) ([#913](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/913)).
 * The preflight hosts have been rotated to soroban-env-host 28.0.1 (27.0.1 for the previous protocol) and integration tests now run against stellar-core 28.0.0 ([#913](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/913)).
 
+### Fixed
+* Backfill ingestion is significantly faster: the bulk load defers index creation and batches its writes ([#854](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/854)).
+* Bumped dependencies to latest versions, and the release image no longer installs recommended packages ([#928](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/928)).
+* Bumped `go-stellar-sdk` to [v0.7.2](https://github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk/releases/tag/v0.7.2), so strkeys in requests are validated against their [SEP-23](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-protocol/blob/master/ecosystem/sep-0023.md) payload length: an address, contract ID or claimable balance ID whose checksum is valid but whose payload length is wrong is now rejected instead of accepted ([#929](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/pull/929)).
+
 ## [v27.1.1](https://github.com/stellar/stellar-rpc/compare/v27.1.0...v27.1.1)
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a069b8a5a..20f9cc442 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.7.0
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
-	github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.7.0
+	github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.7.2
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 )
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/afero v1.10.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.17.0 // indirect
-	github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20260529210834-0bf8f4956364 // indirect
+	github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20260806060815-dc590f17552a // indirect
 	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.3 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.6.0 // indirect
 	go.opencensus.io v0.24.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 9c2478571..a7e44fabf 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -433,10 +433,10 @@ github.com/spf13/viper v1.17.0 h1:I5txKw7MJasPL/BrfkbA0Jyo/oELqVmux4pR/UxOMfI=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.17.0/go.mod h1:BmMMMLQXSbcHK6KAOiFLz0l5JHrU89OdIRHvsk0+yVI=
 github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2 v2.6.0 h1:l+DolpxNWYgruGQVV0xsfeya3CsC7m8iBzDnMpsbLuo=
 github.com/spiffe/go-spiffe/v2 v2.6.0/go.mod h1:gm2SeUoMZEtpnzPNs2Csc0D/gX33k1xIx7lEzqblHEs=
-github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.7.0 h1:nzEOPA+OdRKKKnBdDAZfgrs7s3cLVST8dC1umJ4vSaU=
-github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.7.0/go.mod h1:IkcqcrE9UQi7n/1y+MxKB+7qzdjG1T2kGOD7Ss8dqjw=
-github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20260529210834-0bf8f4956364 h1:gOKrfuWdZ92LFlv0TAwgZ7OsWKeBsOMDlGLyFgduI1w=
-github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20260529210834-0bf8f4956364/go.mod h1:If+U9Z1W5xU97VrOgJandQT+2dN7/iOpkCrxBJEyF80=
+github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.7.2 h1:LTO860ulPKRmsKgxGTAf8APL2nFtVvRKClhw2unGhyY=
+github.com/stellar/go-stellar-sdk v0.7.2/go.mod h1:YTYl7/zFt7oIX5Y4WRgL+3d2upWQDLywlHunZ4fOxvc=
+github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20260806060815-dc590f17552a h1:40YIhQusSioBKDW5Tr+YdjoXphcVeu7eXUS2ibMQBTs=
+github.com/stellar/go-xdr v0.0.0-20260806060815-dc590f17552a/go.mod h1:If+U9Z1W5xU97VrOgJandQT+2dN7/iOpkCrxBJEyF80=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=