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+Upcoming release - coreboot 25.12
+========================================================================
+
+The 25.12 release is scheduled for the end of December, 2025
+
+
+Update this document with changes that should be in the release notes.
+
+* Please use Markdown.
+* See the past few release notes for the general format.
+* The chip and board additions and removals will be updated right
+  before the release, so those do not need to be added.
+* Note that all changes before the release are done are marked upcoming.
+  A final version of the notes are done after the release.
+
+
+
+Significant or interesting changes
+----------------------------------
+
+* Add changes that need a full description here
+
+* This section should have full descriptions and can or should have
+  a link to the referenced commits.
+
+
+
+Additional coreboot changes
+---------------------------
+
+The following are changes across a number of patches, or changes worth
+noting, but not needing a full description.
+
+* Changes that only need a line or two of description go here.
+
+
+
+Changes to external resources
+-----------------------------
+
+### Toolchain updates
+
+
+
+### Git submodule pointers
+
+
+### External payloads
+
+
+
+Platform Updates
+----------------
+
+### Added mainboards:
+* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team
+
+
+### Removed Mainboards
+* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team
+
+
+### Updated SoCs
+* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team
+
+
+
+Plans to move platform support to a branch
+------------------------------------------
+* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team
+
+
+
+Statistics from the 25.09 to the 25.12 release
+--------------------------------------------
+* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team
+
+
+
+Significant Known and Open Issues
+---------------------------------
+
+Issues from the coreboot bugtracker: <https://ticket.coreboot.org/>
+* To be filled in immediately before the release by the release team
+
+
+
+coreboot Links and Contact Information
+--------------------------------------
+
+* Main Web site: <https://www.coreboot.org>
+* Downloads: <https://coreboot.org/downloads.html>
+* Source control: <https://review.coreboot.org>
+* Documentation: <https://doc.coreboot.org>
+* Issue tracker: <https://ticket.coreboot.org/projects/coreboot>
+* Donations: <https://coreboot.org/donate.html>
diff --git a/Documentation/releases/index.md b/Documentation/releases/index.md
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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Please add to the release notes as changes are added:
 ```{toctree}
 :maxdepth: 1
 
-25.09  - September 2025 <coreboot-25.09-relnotes.md>
+25.12  - December 2025 <coreboot-25.12-relnotes.md>
 ```
 
 The [checklist] contains instructions to ensure that a release covers all
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ important is taken care of.
 ```{toctree}
 :maxdepth: 1
 
+25.09  - September 2025 <coreboot-25.09-relnotes.md>
 25.06  - June 2025 <coreboot-25.06-relnotes.md>
 25.03  - March 2025 <coreboot-25.03-relnotes.md>
 24.12  - December 2024 <coreboot-24.12-relnotes.md>