# Latest stable Lightning releases

LND 0.21.5-beta.rc1 and 0.20.6-beta.rc1 are release candidates and are not the stable row. LDK has no GitHub Release object; v0.2.7 is the newest tag that is not an rc or beta.

JSON: https://agentpaywire.com/api/lightning-releases.json
Disclaimer: https://agentpaywire.com/disclaimer.json

## LND

- id: lnd
- repo: lightningnetwork/lnd
- version: 0.21.4-beta
- tag: v0.21.4-beta
- release_date: 2026-10-01
- security_release: false
- security_release_basis: The GitHub release body for v0.21.4-beta, fetched 2026-10-24, does not describe this tag as a security release.
- prerelease: false
- github_release_object: true
- release_url: https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases/tag/v0.21.4-beta
- source: https://api.github.com/repos/lightningnetwork/lnd/releases?per_page=12
- verified_at: 2026-10-24
- excluded: v0.21.5-beta.rc1, v0.20.6-beta.rc1
- notes: Selection rule: newest GitHub release with draft false and prerelease false. LND keeps a -beta suffix on that tag. v0.20.5-beta, also prerelease false and published 2026-10-01, is the newest non-RC tag on the 0.20 line and is not this row. Optech #428 is https://bitcoinops.org/en/newsletters/2026/10/23/.

## Core Lightning

- id: cln
- repo: ElementsProject/lightning
- version: 26.06.9
- tag: v26.06.9
- release_date: 2026-10-07
- security_release: true
- security_release_basis: The GitHub release body says this point release includes fixes for vulnerabilities responsibly reported by a number of sources, and its highlights include security fixes. The changelog heading in that body is 2026-10-06.
- prerelease: false
- github_release_object: true
- release_url: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06.9
- source: https://api.github.com/repos/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tags/v26.06.9
- verified_at: 2026-10-24
- excluded: null
- notes: release_date is the GitHub published_at date 2026-10-07. The release body points at a changelog heading dated 2026-10-06. No release candidate is newer than this tag in the 12 releases fetched on 2026-10-24.

## LDK

- id: ldk
- repo: lightningdevkit/rust-lightning
- version: 0.2.7
- tag: v0.2.7
- release_date: 2026-10-01
- security_release: true
- security_release_basis: CHANGELOG.md at tag v0.2.7 has a Security section: funds-theft fixes exploitable by a malicious channel counterparty and by an LSPS2 client, plus two denial-of-service fixes. The annotated tag message repeats that section.
- prerelease: false
- github_release_object: false
- release_url: https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/releases/tag/v0.2.7
- source: https://github.com/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/blob/v0.2.7/CHANGELOG.md
- verified_at: 2026-10-24
- excluded: v0.3.0-beta1, v0.3-rc3, v0.3-rc2, v0.3-rc1
- notes: The releases API https://api.github.com/repos/lightningdevkit/rust-lightning/releases?per_page=8 returned an empty list on 2026-10-24, so github_release_object is false. The tag page URL returned HTTP 200. release_date is the changelog heading "Oct 1, 2026" and the commit date 2026-10-01. The annotated tagger date is 2026-10-02T00:00:38Z. v0.2.7 is the newest tag whose name is not an rc or beta.

## Eclair

- id: eclair
- repo: ACINQ/eclair
- version: 0.14.5
- tag: v0.14.5
- release_date: 2026-10-20
- security_release: true
- security_release_basis: The GitHub release body says this patch contains security hardening fixes that malicious nodes could exploit. Optech #428 describes the same release as a security release.
- prerelease: false
- github_release_object: true
- release_url: https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tag/v0.14.5
- source: https://api.github.com/repos/ACINQ/eclair/releases/tags/v0.14.5
- verified_at: 2026-10-24
- excluded: null
- notes: GitHub published_at is 2026-10-20. Release notes: https://github.com/ACINQ/eclair/blob/master/docs/release-notes/eclair-v0.14.5.md. The minimum-version row, including the Origin-header change in 0.14.4, is in /api/sdk-security.json.