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   of being masked by a confusing `no request values found for request: <id>`
   error.
 
+* [Wait longer for lnd during the kvdb-to-SQL
+  migration](https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/pull/1359):
+  The kvdb-to-SQL data migration polls lnd's `ListMacaroonIDs` RPC, which only
+  becomes available once lnd reaches its "RPC active" state. On nodes with a
+  large channel/graph state, lnd can take well over a minute to get there after
+  the wallet is unlocked, which exceeded the previous fixed 60-second poll
+  budget and caused the migration (and therefore litd startup) to fail
+  permanently, requiring a manual restart. The wait is now bounded by a
+  configurable, generous timeout (`--lndreadytimeout`, defaulting to 10
+  minutes) instead of a fixed attempt count.
+
 ### Functional Changes/Additions
 
 * [Add accounts payments history subcommand](https://github.com/lightninglabs/lightning-terminal/pull/1316):