From c8fa26a5fdfce6962af80d9b3bfd87f8611bd7df Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: GitHub <noreply@github.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2026 01:43:50 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] update documentation

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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)
+    - [Deprecations](#deprecations)
+- [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)
+- [Contributors (Alphabetical Order)](#contributors-alphabetical-order)
+
+# Bug Fixes
+
+# New Features
+
+## Functional Enhancements
+
+## RPC Additions
+
+## lncli Additions
+
+# Improvements
+
+## Functional Updates
+
+## RPC Updates
+
+## lncli Updates
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+## Performance Improvements
+
+## Deprecations
+
+# Technical and Architectural Updates
+
+## BOLT Spec Updates
+
+## Testing
+
+## Database
+
+## Code Health
+
+## Tooling and Documentation
+
+# Contributors (Alphabetical Order)
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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)
+    - [Deprecations](#deprecations)
+- [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)
+- [Contributors (Alphabetical Order)](#contributors-alphabetical-order)
+
+# Bug Fixes
+
+# New Features
+
+## Functional Enhancements
+
+## RPC Additions
+
+## lncli Additions
+
+# Improvements
+
+## Functional Updates
+
+## RPC Updates
+
+## lncli Updates
+
+## Breaking Changes
+
+## Performance Improvements
+
+## Deprecations
+
+### ⚠️ **Warning:** Deprecated fields in `lnrpc.Hop` will be removed in release version **0.22**
+
+### ⚠️ **Warning:** The deprecated fee rate option `--sat_per_byte` will be removed in release version **0.22**
+
+# Technical and Architectural Updates
+
+## BOLT Spec Updates
+
+## Testing
+
+## Database
+
+## Code Health
+
+## Tooling and Documentation
+
+# Contributors (Alphabetical Order)