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Tech & Protocols · 1 min read

Lightning Network Node Implementation LND Tags v0.21.5-Beta Release Candidate

Developer ziggie1984 signed the v0.21.5-beta.rc1 release tag with commit bfa92ba on GitHub.

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At a glance

What happened
LND maintainers published the v0.21.5-beta.rc1 release tag on GitHub on Oct. 21.
Why it matters
The tagged commit initiates the release candidate phase for LND version 0.21.5.
Who is affected
Lightning Network node operators and developers tracking LND releases.
What's next
No next step announced.
Primary source
LND (Lightning) releases: v0.21.5-beta.rc1

Key points

  • Lightning Network Daemon (LND) tagged release v0.21.5-beta.rc1 on Oct. 21.
  • The tag corresponds to commit bfa92ba and includes two downloadable distribution assets.
  • The release tag was signed by developer ziggie1984 using verified GPG key 1AFF9C4DCED6D666.

Lightning Network Daemon (LND) maintainers published the v0.21.5-beta.rc1 release tag on GitHub on Oct. 21 1. The release tag was generated under commit identifier bfa92ba 1.

According to GitHub release records, developer ziggie1984 tagged the software on Oct. 21 at 16:59 1. The tag was signed with a verified committer signature using GPG key ID 1AFF9C4DCED6D666 under the GitHub user account ziggieXXX 1. The repository page lists two distribution assets corresponding to the tagged release 1.

Repository Details

LND serves as a primary client implementation powering payment channel routing on the $BTC network. At the time of writing, $BTC was trading at $84,408, up 2.1% over the prior 24 hours. The v0.21.5-beta.rc1 tag represents an initial release candidate build within the project's v0.21 minor software branch 1.

The GitHub release page for the v0.21.5-beta.rc1 tag was marked with verified committer signatures across its commit entries, noting vigilant mode validation for GPG key 1AFF9C4DCED6D666 1. Further formal release notes or changelog descriptions were not detailed on the release tag page at the time of publication 1.

Sources

  1. [1] v0.21.5-beta.rc1 — LND (Lightning) releases, October 21, 2026

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