Core Lightning v25.05 “Satoshi’s OP_RETURN Opinion” is out now!

This release brings smoother payments, reduced latency, Reckless plugin upgrades, splicing improvements, early LSPS support, and new developer APIs.

Download, test, and let us know what you build. ⬇️

v25.05 introduces reduced message latency, enhanced peer storage defaults, initial LSPS plugin support, and a simpler plugin update flow via Reckless.

More details in the full release post: