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+# Release Notes
+- [Bug Fixes](#bug-fixes)
+- [New Features](#new-features)
+  - [Functional Enhancements](#functional-enhancements)
+  - [RPC Additions](#rpc-additions)
+  - [lncli Additions](#lncli-additions)
+- [Improvements](#improvements)
+  - [Functional Updates](#functional-updates)
+  - [RPC Updates](#rpc-updates)
+  - [lncli Updates](#lncli-updates)
+  - [Breaking Changes](#breaking-changes)
+  - [Performance Improvements](#performance-improvements)
+ - [Technical and Architectural Updates](#technical-and-architectural-updates)
+   - [BOLT Spec Updates](#bolt-spec-updates)
+   - [Testing](#testing)
+   - [Database](#database)
+   - [Code Health](#code-health)
+   - [Tooling and Documentation](#tooling-and-documentation)
+
+# Bug Fixes
+
+# New Features
+## Functional Enhancements
+## RPC Additions
+## lncli Additions
+
+# Improvements
+## Functional Updates
+## RPC Updates
+## lncli Updates
+## Code Health
+## Breaking Changes
+## Performance Improvements
+
+# Technical and Architectural Updates
+## BOLT Spec Updates
+## Testing
+## Database
+## Code Health
+## Tooling and Documentation
+
+# Contributors (Alphabetical Order)
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