Hi,
The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first release candidate
of the OpenWrt 25.12 stable series.
Download firmware images using the OpenWrt Firmware Selector:
* https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org?version=25.12.0-rc1
Download firmware images directly from our download servers:
* https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.0-rc1/targets/
Please test this version
========================
This is not the final version, this is a test version. Please report
problems and bugs in our issue tracker.
https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/issues
Highlights in OpenWrt 25.12
===========================
OpenWrt 25.12.0-rc1 incorporates over 4300 commits since branching the
previous OpenWrt 24.10 release and has been under development for over
one year.
Only the main changes are listed below.
General changes
===============
* Switch package manager from opkg to apk
* Integration of attended Sysupgrade into default LuCI installation
* The shell history is stored in RAM till the next reboot
* Integration of video feed
* Wi-Fi scripts converted to ucode
Target changes
==============
* Extend realtek target with support for more switch SoCs like 10G
Ethernet switches.
* Extend qualcommax target with support for ipq50xx and ipq60xx SoCs.
* Added siflower target for Siflower SF21A6826/SF21H8898 SoCs
* Added sunxi/arm926ejs subtarget for Allwinner F1C100/200s SoCs
Many new devices added
======================
OpenWrt 25.12 supports over 2180 devices. Support for over 160 new
devices was added in addition to the device support by OpenWrt 24.10.
Core components update
======================
Core components have the following versions in 23.05.0-rc1:
* Updated toolchain:
* musl libc 1.2.5
* glibc 2.41
* gcc 14.3.0
* binutils 2.44
* Updated Linux kernel
* 6.12.62 for all targets
* main packages:
* cfg80211/mac80211 from kernel 6.18.0
* hostapd master snapshot from August 2025
* dnsmasq 2.91
* dropbear 2025.89
* busybox 1.37.0
In addition to the listed applications, many others were also updated.
Upgrading to 25.12
===================
Sysupgrade can be used to upgrade a device from 24.10 to 25.12, and
configuration will be preserved in most cases.
:!: Sysupgrade from 23.05 to 25.12 is not officially supported.
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Full release notes and upgrade instructions are available at
https://openwrt.org/releases/25.12/notes-25.12.0-rc1
In particular, make sure to read the regressions and known issues before
upgrading:
https://openwrt.org/releases/25.12/notes-25.12.0-rc1#known_issues
For a detailed list of all changes since 24.10 branching, refer to
https://openwrt.org/releases/25.12/changelog-25.12.0-rc1
To download the 25.12.0-rc1 images, navigate to:
https://downloads.openwrt.org/releases/25.12.0-rc1/targets/
Use OpenWrt Firmware Selector to download:
https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org?version=25.12.0-rc1
As always, a big thank you goes to all our active package maintainers,
testers, documenters and supporters.
Have fun!
The OpenWrt Community
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