CHANGELOG: update for 25.12rc3

.version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v25.12rc2
+v25.12rc3

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -59,9 +59,11 @@ Note: You should always set `allow-deprecated-apis=false` to test for changes.
 
 ### Fixed
 
+ - lightningd: we could miss tx spends which happened in the past blocks when we restarted. ([#8735])
  - lightningd: multiple significant speedups for large nodes, especially preventing "freezes" under exceptionally high load. ([#8677])
  - `xpay` will not try to send too many HTLCs through unknown channels (6, as that is Phoenix's limit) unless it has no choice ([#8537])
  - `xpay` fixed clash with simultaneous payments via routehints and blinded paths. ([#8685])
+ - `xpay`: error messages no longer incorrectly label intermediate channels as "the invoice's route hint". ([#8741])
  - JSON-RPC: `signpsbt` no longer crashes if asked to sign an already-signed PSBT with taproot paths. ([#8546])
  - Offers: require peers for blinded paths to have `option_onion_messages`, due to reports of LND not forwarding our blinded payments correctly. ([#8682])
  - Protocol: we now re-transmit unseen funding transactions on startup, for more robustness. ([#8546])
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@ 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])
 
+
+[#8741]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8741
+[#8735]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8735
 [#8702]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8702
 [#8506]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8506
 [#8646]: https://github.com/ElementsProject/lightning/pull/8646

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

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from .gossmapstats import GossmapStats
 from .version import NodeVersion
 
-__version__ = "v25.12rc2"
+__version__ = "v25.12rc3"
 
 __all__ = [
     "LightningRpc",

contrib/pyln-client/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyln-client"
-version = "v25.12rc2"
+version = "v25.12rc3"
 description = "Client library and plugin library for Core Lightning"
 authors = [{ name = "Christian Decker", email = "decker.christian@gmail.com" }]
 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__ = "v25.12rc2"
+__version__ = "v25.12rc3"
 
 __all__ = [
     "Invoice",

contrib/pyln-proto/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyln-proto"
-version = "v25.12rc2"
+version = "v25.12rc3"
 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 = "decker.christian@gmail.com"}

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

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "v25.12rc2"
+__version__ = "v25.12rc3"
 
 __all__ = [
     "__version__",

contrib/pyln-testing/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "pyln-testing"
-version = "v25.12rc2"
+version = "v25.12rc3"
 description = "Test your Core Lightning integration, plugins or whatever you want"
 authors = [{ name = "Christian Decker", email = "decker.christian@gmail.com" }]
 license = { text = "BSD-MIT" }

tools/reckless

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from urllib.error import HTTPError
 import venv
 
 
-__VERSION__ = 'v25.12rc2'
+__VERSION__ = 'v25.12rc3'
 
 logging.basicConfig(
     level=logging.INFO,