What changed, and why it matters
This commit is a routine documentation update that renames the upcoming release candidate in the project's changelog. It changes 'v26.06rc1' to 'v26.06rc2', updates the release date, and adds a release name credit. No code, configuration, or security-related content was modified.
No action required. This is a release-candidate changelog marker with no security relevance.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The diff only touches CHANGELOG.md. It updates the release candidate version string from 26.06rc1 to 26.06rc2, changes the release date from 2026-05-11 to 2026-05-21, adds a codename ‘Quantum-Resistant Lightning Channel’ and credits @enaples for naming the release. The release tag link at the bottom of the file is updated accordingly. No functional code changes are present.
Changed components
Inspect captured patch +4 / −2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 79ac2614..67ba77e5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ 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/).
-## [26.06rc1] - 2026-05-11: "CODENAME"
+## [26.06rc2] - 2026-05-21: "Quantum-Resistant Lightning Channel"
+
+This release was named by @enaples.
### Added
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ Note: You should always set `allow-deprecated-apis=false` to test for changes.
[#8942]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8942
[#8922]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8922
[#9136]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/9136
-[26.06rc1]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06rc1
+[26.06rc2]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/releases/tag/v26.06rc2
## [26.04.1] - 2026-04-25: "Negative Routing Fees II"
Why this scored 15/100
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