If you intentionally want to run Knots-
You can manually switch your client to Knots on Raspiblitz with instructions here:
https://paulscode.com/t/switching-to-knots-on-raspiblitz/654

Details here https://github.com/raspiblitz/raspiblitz/pull/4968

Raspiblitz currently uses Core v26 and does not update the bitcoin client version very often, and serves well as a consensus node. 

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Raspiblitz has just been updated to v1.12.0, which includes dozens of [cool new features](https://github.com/raspiblitz/raspiblitz/blob/dev/CHANGES.md).

I've now updated my Raspberry Pi node guide to reflect this latest release, including how to use a single NVMe drive for both booting and blockchain storage. Hope some folks find this useful.