This release contains the final version of channel splicing, taproot channels and zero-fee commitments.
We remove support for channels that don't use anchor outputs: see the release notes of eclair v0.13.1 for instructions on how to properly close those channels if needed.
We introduce an experimental peer scoring algorithm to optimize routing.
This release is packed with improvements to the performance of large nodes when restarting: let us know if that helps!
And of course, we also included a few bug fixes.
⚠️ We also update our dependency on Bitcoin Core to v30.x to benefit from v3/TRUC transactions and ephemeral dust.
The detailed release notes can be found here.
Verifying signatures
You will need gpg and our release signing key E04E48E72C205463. Note that you can get it:
- from our website: https://acinq.co/pgp/drouinf2.asc
- from github user @sstone, a committer on eclair: https://api.github.com/users/sstone/gpg_keys
To import our signing key:
$ gpg --import drouinf2.ascTo verify the release file checksums and signatures:
$ gpg -d SHA256SUMS.asc > SHA256SUMS.stripped
$ sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS.strippedBuilding
Eclair builds are deterministic. To reproduce our builds, please use the following environment (*):
- Ubuntu 24.04.1
- Adoptium OpenJDK 21.0.6
Then use the following command to generate the eclair-node packages:
./mvnw clean install -DskipTestsThat should generate eclair-node/target/eclair-node-<version>-XXXXXXX-bin.zip with sha256 checksums that match the one we provide and sign in SHA256SUMS.asc
(*) You may be able to build the exact same artefacts with other operating systems or versions of JDK 21, we have not tried everything.
Upgrading
This release is fully compatible with previous eclair versions. You don't need to close your channels, just stop eclair, upgrade and restart.