second release candidate for 25.12

Author: madelinevibes

.version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v25.12rc1
+v25.12rc2

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).
 
-## [25.12rc1] - 2025-11-25: "Boltz's Seamless Upgrade Experience"
+## [25.12rc2] - 2025-11-28: "Boltz's Seamless Upgrade Experience"
 
 Release Candidate for Core Lightning v25.12
 
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ This release named by @sangbida
  - JSON-RPC: `fundchannel_complete` new parameter `withhold` for zero-conf channels (default false). ([#8546])
  - Plugins: `xpay` will now wait if it suspects a payment failure is due to a height disagreement with the final node. ([#8645])
  - Tools: `lightning-hsmtool` now supports hsm_secret files using a 12-word mnemonic. ([#8400])
+ - Tools: `lightningd-downgrade` can downgrade your database from v25.12 to v25.09 if something goes wrong. ([#8702])
  - JSON-RPC: `askrene-bias-node`: an RPC command to set a bias on node's outgoing or incoming channels. ([#8608])
  - JSON-RPC: `listpeerchannels` `funding` object `withheld` flag, and `listclosedchannels` `funding_withheld` flags, indicating fundchannel_complete was called with the `withheld` parameter true. ([#8546])
  - JSON-RPC: `psbt` field in `funding` in listpeerchannels, and `funding_psbt` in listclosedchannels. ([#8546])
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ Note: You should always set `allow-deprecated-apis=false` to test for changes.
  - Splicing: Fixed crash when we splice a channel which hasn't been announced yet. ([#8555])
  - JSON-RPC: `cancelrecurringinvoice` command to send new "don't expect any more invoice requests" msg to recurring bolt12 invoices. ([#8398])
 
+[#8702]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8702
 [#8506]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8506
 [#8646]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8646
 [#8546]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8546
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ Note: You should always set `allow-deprecated-apis=false` to test for changes.
 [#8651]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8651
 [#8561]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8561
 [#8302]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8302
-[v25.12rc1]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v25.12rc1
+[v25.12rc2]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v25.12rc2
 
 
 ## [25.09.3] - 2025-11-06: "Hot Wallet Guardian IV"

contrib/pyln-client/pyln/client/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .gossmapstats import GossmapStats
 from .version import NodeVersion
 
-__version__ = "v25.12rc1"
+__version__ = "v25.12rc2"
 
 __all__ = [
     "LightningRpc",

contrib/pyln-client/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyln-client"
-version = "v25.12rc1"
+version = "v25.12rc2"
 description = "Client library and plugin library for Core Lightning"
 authors = [{ name = "Christian Decker", email = "[email protected]" }]
 license = { text = "BSD-MIT" }

contrib/pyln-proto/pyln/proto/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .onion import OnionPayload, TlvPayload, LegacyOnionPayload
 from .wire import LightningConnection, LightningServerSocket
 
-__version__ = "v25.12rc1"
+__version__ = "v25.12rc2"
 
 __all__ = [
     "Invoice",

contrib/pyln-proto/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyln-proto"
-version = "v25.12rc1"
+version = "v25.12rc2"
 description = "This package implements some of the Lightning Network protocol in pure python. It is intended for protocol testing and some minor tooling only. It is not deemed secure enough to handle any amount of real funds (you have been warned!)."
 authors = [
     {name = "Christian Decker", email = "[email protected]"}

contrib/pyln-testing/pyln/testing/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "v25.12rc1"
+__version__ = "v25.12rc2"
 
 __all__ = [
     "__version__",

contrib/pyln-testing/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyln-testing"
-version = "v25.12rc1"
+version = "v25.12rc2"
 description = "Test your Core Lightning integration, plugins or whatever you want"
 authors = [{ name = "Christian Decker", email = "[email protected]" }]
 license = { text = "BSD-MIT" }

tools/hsmtool

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from urllib.error import HTTPError
 import venv
 
 
-__VERSION__ = 'v25.12rc1'
+__VERSION__ = 'v25.12rc2'
 
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,