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Story thread · 3 updates · October 21, 2026 → October 22, 2026

Lightning Network Daemon Release Candidate and Dependency Updates

Where things stand · updated 2h ago

What the saga is

Developers are preparing updates for the Lightning Network Daemon (LND), a node implementation supporting Bitcoin's layer-2 payment protocol. The sequence covers release candidate tagging across multiple maintenance branches and related dependencies.

Where things stand

Developer ziggie1984 initiated testing phases across distinct versions on GitHub. Work began with the publication of the v0.20.6-beta.rc1 release tag [1]. The developer subsequently signed and issued the v0.21.5-beta.rc1 candidate tag under commit bfa92ba [2]. In the latest action, ziggie1984 committed the verified Queue v1.2.1 Git tag to the core LND repository under commit 0d9c9d3 [3].

Why it matters

Release candidates signal the final stages of testing before node operators receive production updates. Tracking these tags outlines ongoing maintenance across different release branches and repository dependencies used by node operators routing payments across the network.

What happens next

The tagged candidates face continued testing and review by developers in the repository before formal public deployment.

Timeline

  1. Lightning Network Daemon Developer Publishes Queue v1.2.1 Tag

    A verified Git tag was committed to the core LND repository by developer ziggie1984 under commit 0d9c9d3.

  2. 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.

  3. Lightning Network Developers Tag LND v0.20.6-Beta Release Candidate

    Developer ziggie1984 published the v0.20.6-beta.rc1 release tag on GitHub, marking the start of candidate builds for the client.

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