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26.09 FREEZE August 5th: Non-bugfix PRs not ready by this date will wait for 26.12.

RC1 is scheduled on August 17th

The final release is scheduled for September 7th.

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  • The changelog has been updated in the relevant commit(s) according to the guidelines.
  • Tests have been added or modified to reflect the changes.
  • Documentation has been reviewed and updated as needed.
  • Related issues have been listed and linked, including any that this PR closes.
  • Important All PRs must consider how to reverse any persistent changes for tools/lightning-downgrade

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@enaples enaples added the QA Blockstream QA team have reproduced, or a test has been created! Look for the linked PR/Issue label Aug 31, 2026
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- valgrind: for extra debugging checks

You will also need a version of bitcoind with segregated witness and `estimatesmartfee` with `ECONOMICAL` mode support. Version 0.16 or above should work.
You will also need a version of bitcoind with segregated witness and `estimatesmartfee` with `ECONOMICAL` mode support. Version 23.0 or above should work.

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Iirc it's 25.0 now.

- [x] **Bitcoin Core**

Core Lightning requires a locally (or remotely) running `bitcoind` (version 0.16 or above) that is fully caught up with the network you're running on, and relays transactions (ie with `blocksonly=0`). Pruning (`prune=n` option in `bitcoin.conf`) is partially supported, see [here](doc:bitcoin-core#using-a-pruned-bitcoin-core-node) for more details. You can also connect your Core Lightning node to a remotely running Bitcoin Core, see [here](doc:bitcoin-core#connecting-to-bitcoin-core-remotely) to learn how.
Core Lightning requires a locally (or remotely) running `bitcoind` (version 23.0 or above) that is fully caught up with the network you're running on, and relays transactions (ie with `blocksonly=0`). Pruning (`prune=n` option in `bitcoin.conf`) is partially supported, see [here](doc:bitcoin-core#using-a-pruned-bitcoin-core-node) for more details. You can also connect your Core Lightning node to a remotely running Bitcoin Core, see [here](doc:bitcoin-core#connecting-to-bitcoin-core-remotely) to learn how.

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Iirc it's 25.0 now.

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## Getting Started

Core Lightning only works on Linux and macOS, and requires a locally (or remotely) running `bitcoind` (version 25.0 or above) that is fully caught up with the network you're running on, and relays transactions (ie with `blocksonly=0`).
Core Lightning only works on Linux and macOS, and requires a locally (or remotely) running `bitcoind` (version 23.0 or above) that is fully caught up with the network you're running on, and relays transactions (ie with `blocksonly=0`).

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Iirc it's 25.0 now.

- Copy the latest `emergency.recover` backup file into the `$LIGHTNINGDIR` before starting up the node
- Start `lightningd`
- Run `lightning-cli emergencyrecover` (RPC command)[https://docs.corelightning.org/reference/lightning-emergencyrecover] to recover all the channels on the node
- Run `lightning-cli emergencyrecover` (RPC command)[https://docs.corelightning.org/reference/emergencyrecover] to recover all the channels on the node

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Wrong syntax: ()[] should be: []()

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- Run `lightning-cli emergencyrecover` (RPC command)[https://docs.corelightning.org/reference/lightning-emergencyrecover] to recover all the channels on the node

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Needs link and syntax fix same as in line 19.

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Also needs rebase for doc/reckless.7.md. master version is the correct one.

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