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From: "Andrew Jackson (Ajax)" <snadrus@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 13:59:57 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] changelog

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 # Lotus changelog
 
+# v 1.25.0-rc1 / 2023-10-17
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+The first release candidate of 1.25 optional upgrade includes the deliverables to 1.23.4 and 1.24.0-mandatory. 
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 # v1.24.0-rc2 / 2023-10-17
 
 This is the second release candidate of the upcoming **MANDATORY Lotus v1.24.0** release, which will deliver the Filecoin network version 21, codenamed Watermelon 🍉.