diff --git a/src/client/change_list.c b/src/client/change_list.c
index dbe0ca1..6f272a7 100644
--- a/src/client/change_list.c
+++ b/src/client/change_list.c
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "change_list.h"
+#include "checksum.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -200,6 +202,83 @@ char* change_render_itemize(const Config* config, const ChangeEvent* event) {
 
 /* ---- --out-format / --log-file-format ---- */
 
+/* rsync 3.4.1's `%C` uses the negotiated transfer checksum; with the default
+ * "auto" choice on both ends that is xxh128.  FastSync's internal XXH64 default
+ * is not an rsync algorithm, so map it to xxh128 for parity. */
+static ChecksumAlgo out_format_checksum_algo(const Config* config) {
+  switch ((ChecksumAlgo)config->checksum_algo) {
+  case CHECKSUM_ALGO_MD5:
+    return CHECKSUM_ALGO_MD5;
+  case CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH3:
+    return CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH3;
+  case CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH128:
+    return CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH128;
+  case CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH64:
+  default:
+    return CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH128;
+  }
+}
+
+/* Render a digest as rsync's sum_as_hex: for xxh128 the HIGH 64-bit half is
+ * printed before the low half; every other algorithm prints its bytes in order. */
+static void digest_to_hex(ChecksumAlgo algo, const uint8_t* digest, size_t len, char* out) {
+  if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH128 && len == 16) {
+    uint64_t low = 0;
+    uint64_t high = 0;
+    memcpy(&low, digest, sizeof(low));
+    memcpy(&high, digest + 8, sizeof(high));
+    snprintf(out, len * 2 + 1, "%016llx%016llx", (unsigned long long)high,
+             (unsigned long long)low);
+    return;
+  }
+  static const char hex[] = "0123456789abcdef";
+  for (size_t i = 0; i < len; i++) {
+    out[i * 2] = hex[(digest[i] >> 4) & 0xf];
+    out[i * 2 + 1] = hex[digest[i] & 0xf];
+  }
+  out[len * 2] = '\0';
+}
+
+static bool format_uses_checksum(const char* format) {
+  if (format == NULL)
+    return false;
+  for (const char* p = format; *p != '\0';) {
+    if (*p != '%') {
+      p++;
+      continue;
+    }
+    char token = p[1];
+    if (token == '\0')
+      break;
+    if (token == 'C')
+      return true;
+    p += 2;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+/* Fill event->checksum/checksum_known for a transferred regular file.  A
+ * non-regular entry (or a hard-link sibling) leaves checksum_known false, which
+ * renders as spaces like rsync. */
+static void fill_event_checksum(const Config* config, const File* file, ChangeEvent* event) {
+  if (file == NULL || file->is_dir || file->is_symlink || file->is_special ||
+      (file->link_group != 0 && !file->link_first))
+    return;
+  if (!format_uses_checksum(config->out_format) && !format_uses_checksum(config->log_file_format))
+    return;
+  if (file->path == NULL)
+    return;
+  ChecksumAlgo algo = out_format_checksum_algo(config);
+  uint8_t digest[CHECKSUM_MAX_DIGEST_LEN];
+  size_t len = 0;
+  /* rsync's %C is the transfer checksum, which is always seeded with 0 (it is
+   * independent of --checksum-seed, as rsync 3.4.1 demonstrates). */
+  if (!checksum_digest_file(algo, 0, file->path, digest, sizeof(digest), &len))
+    return;
+  digest_to_hex(algo, digest, len, event->checksum);
+  event->checksum_known = true;
+}
+
 char* change_render_format(const char* format, const Config* config, const ChangeEvent* event) {
   if (format == NULL || event == NULL)
     return NULL;
@@ -245,6 +324,22 @@ char* change_render_format(const char* format, const Config* config, const Chang
       int written = snprintf(digits, sizeof(digits), "%llu", event->bytes_sent);
       ok = written >= 0 && (size_t)written < sizeof(digits) && strbuf_append(&line, digits);
     } break;
+    case 'c': {
+      char digits[32];
+      int written = snprintf(digits, sizeof(digits), "%llu", event->bytes_read);
+      ok = written >= 0 && (size_t)written < sizeof(digits) && strbuf_append(&line, digits);
+    } break;
+    case 'C': {
+      if (event->checksum_known) {
+        ok = strbuf_append(&line, event->checksum);
+      } else {
+        /* rsync pads a non-regular / untransferred entry with spaces. */
+        ChecksumAlgo algo = out_format_checksum_algo(config);
+        int width = checksum_digest_len(algo) * 2;
+        for (int i = 0; i < width && ok; i++)
+          ok = strbuf_append_char(&line, ' ');
+      }
+    } break;
     case 'M': {
       char when[32];
       if (format_rsync_datetime(event->mtime_sec, true, when, sizeof(when)))
@@ -464,7 +559,8 @@ static void fill_event_from_file(const Config* config, const File* file, ChangeE
   }
 }
 
-void change_emit_file_sent(const Config* config, const File* file) {
+void change_emit_file_sent_bytes(const Config* config, const File* file,
+                                 unsigned long long bytes_sent, unsigned long long bytes_read) {
   if (file == NULL || !change_list_enabled(config))
     return;
   ChangeEvent event;
@@ -489,19 +585,27 @@ void change_emit_file_sent(const Config* config, const File* file) {
     event.hardlink_target = file->hardlink_target;
     event.bytes_sent = 0;
   } else {
-    /* Literal payload bytes delivered; compressed/delta wire bytes are not
-     * separately counted. */
-    event.bytes_sent = event.size;
+    event.bytes_sent = bytes_sent;
+    event.bytes_read = bytes_read;
   }
   char* name = NULL;
   char* path = NULL;
   fill_event_from_file(config, file, &event, &name, &path);
-  if (name != NULL && path != NULL)
+  if (name != NULL && path != NULL) {
+    fill_event_checksum(config, file, &event);
     change_emit(config, &event);
+  }
   free(name);
   free(path);
 }
 
+void change_emit_file_sent(const Config* config, const File* file) {
+  if (file == NULL)
+    return;
+  unsigned long long payload = file->data != NULL ? file->data->size : 0;
+  change_emit_file_sent_bytes(config, file, payload, 0);
+}
+
 void change_emit_dir_sent(const Config* config, const File* file) {
   if (file == NULL || !change_list_enabled(config))
     return;
diff --git a/src/client/change_list.h b/src/client/change_list.h
index 874b9fe..8825666 100644
--- a/src/client/change_list.h
+++ b/src/client/change_list.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define CHANGE_LIST_H
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "checksum.h"
 #include "file_types.h"
 #include "format.h"
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -37,7 +38,13 @@ typedef struct {
   const char* symlink_target;
   const char* hardlink_target;
   unsigned long long size;       /* source file length in bytes */
-  unsigned long long bytes_sent; /* literal data bytes actually transferred */
+  unsigned long long bytes_sent; /* wire bytes actually transferred (rsync %b) */
+  unsigned long long bytes_read; /* wire bytes read back for this file (rsync %c) */
+  /* rsync %C: whole-file checksum hex for a transferred regular file.  Only
+   * filled when the active format uses %C (checksum_known == false otherwise,
+   * which renders as spaces like rsync for non-regular entries). */
+  bool checksum_known;
+  char checksum[CHECKSUM_MAX_DIGEST_LEN * 2 + 1];
   time_t mtime_sec;
   long mtime_nsec;
   mode_t mode;
@@ -61,7 +68,9 @@ char* change_render_itemize_code(const Config* config, const ChangeEvent* event)
 /* Expand an --out-format/--log-file-format template.  Supported tokens:
  *   %i  itemize code            %n  transfer-relative name (dir: trailing /)
  *   %f  long display path       %l  file length in bytes
- *   %b  bytes actually sent     %M  mtime (YYYY/MM/DD-HH:MM:SS)
+ *   %b  wire bytes transferred  %c  wire bytes read back for the file
+ *   %C  whole-file checksum hex (xxh128 by default; spaces for non-regular)
+ *   %M  mtime (YYYY/MM/DD-HH:MM:SS)
  *   %t  current time            %o  operation ("send"/"del.")
  *   %p  pid                     %B  permission bits without the type char
  *   %U  uid                     %G  gid
@@ -80,7 +89,14 @@ char* change_render_list_line(const Config* config, const ChangeEvent* event);
  * CHANGE_UP_TO_DATE events produce no output. */
 void change_emit(const Config* config, const ChangeEvent* event);
 
-/* Build and emit a CHANGE_SENT event for a file the client just sent. */
+/* Build and emit a CHANGE_SENT event for a file the client just sent.  `bytes_sent`
+ * / `bytes_read` are the process-wide wire-byte deltas for this file (rsync's
+ * %b / %c); pass 0 when unknown. */
+void change_emit_file_sent_bytes(const Config* config, const File* file,
+                                 unsigned long long bytes_sent, unsigned long long bytes_read);
+
+/* Build and emit a CHANGE_SENT event for a file the client just sent, deriving
+ * the wire byte counts from the source payload length. */
 void change_emit_file_sent(const Config* config, const File* file);
 
 /* Build and emit a CHANGE_SENT event for an explicit directory entry (-d). */
diff --git a/src/client/client_send.c b/src/client/client_send.c
index a146059..54b947b 100644
--- a/src/client/client_send.c
+++ b/src/client/client_send.c
@@ -1878,6 +1878,8 @@ static int send_chunk_with_removal(Client* client, Chunk* chunk, Config* config,
                          (stream && !config->use_compression)) &&
                         source_is_regular_file(f);
     SourceFile* source = remove_sources ? source_file_create(f) : NULL;
+    unsigned long long bytes_before = protocol_bytes_written();
+    unsigned long long read_before = protocol_bytes_read();
     int rc = send_single_file(client, f, config, config->use_incremental, use_sendfile);
     if (rc == 1) {
       source_file_destroy(source);
@@ -1887,7 +1889,8 @@ static int send_chunk_with_removal(Client* client, Chunk* chunk, Config* config,
       source_file_destroy(source);
       return -1;
     }
-    change_emit_file_sent(config, f);
+    change_emit_file_sent_bytes(config, f, protocol_bytes_written() - bytes_before,
+                                protocol_bytes_read() - read_before);
     if (source && !array_list_add(remove_sources, source)) {
       source_file_destroy(source);
       return -1;
diff --git a/src/shared/checksum.c b/src/shared/checksum.c
index b95a8bc..f4706b8 100644
--- a/src/shared/checksum.c
+++ b/src/shared/checksum.c
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #include "checksum.h"
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 
 /* delta.c owns the single XXH_IMPLEMENTATION that provides the xxHash symbols
- * for the whole binary; this TU only needs the declarations. */
+ * for the whole binary; this TU only needs the declarations.  The streaming
+ * state structs and XXH3_update are exposed only with XXH_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY. */
+#define XXH_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY
 #include <xxhash.h>
 
 bool checksum_digest(ChecksumAlgo algo, uint64_t seed, const void* data, size_t size, uint8_t* out,
@@ -54,6 +58,99 @@ bool checksum_digest(ChecksumAlgo algo, uint64_t seed, const void* data, size_t
   return false;
 }
 
+bool checksum_digest_file(ChecksumAlgo algo, uint64_t seed, const char* path, uint8_t* out,
+                          size_t out_capacity, size_t* out_len) {
+  if (!path || !out || !out_len || out_capacity < CHECKSUM_MAX_DIGEST_LEN)
+    return false;
+
+  int fd = open(path, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+  if (fd < 0)
+    return false;
+
+  uint8_t buffer[64 * 1024];
+  bool ok = false;
+
+  if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_MD5) {
+    EVP_MD_CTX* ctx = EVP_MD_CTX_new();
+    if (!ctx) {
+      close(fd);
+      return false;
+    }
+    unsigned int digest_len = 0;
+    if (EVP_DigestInit_ex(ctx, EVP_md5(), NULL) == 1) {
+      ok = true;
+      ssize_t got;
+      while ((got = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) > 0) {
+        if (EVP_DigestUpdate(ctx, buffer, (size_t)got) != 1) {
+          ok = false;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+      if (got < 0)
+        ok = false;
+      if (ok && EVP_DigestFinal_ex(ctx, out, &digest_len) == 1 && digest_len <= out_capacity)
+        *out_len = digest_len;
+      else
+        ok = false;
+    }
+    EVP_MD_CTX_free(ctx);
+    close(fd);
+    return ok;
+  }
+
+  XXH64_state_t xxh64;
+  XXH3_state_t* xxh3 = NULL;
+  if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH64) {
+    XXH64_reset(&xxh64, seed);
+  } else if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH3 || algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH128) {
+    xxh3 = XXH3_createState();
+    if (!xxh3) {
+      close(fd);
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH3)
+      XXH3_64bits_reset_withSeed(xxh3, seed);
+    else
+      XXH3_128bits_reset_withSeed(xxh3, seed);
+  } else {
+    close(fd);
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  ok = true;
+  ssize_t got;
+  while ((got = read(fd, buffer, sizeof(buffer))) > 0) {
+    if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH64)
+      XXH64_update(&xxh64, buffer, (size_t)got);
+    else if (XXH3_64bits_update(xxh3, buffer, (size_t)got) == XXH_ERROR) {
+      ok = false;
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  if (got < 0)
+    ok = false;
+
+  if (ok) {
+    if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH64) {
+      uint64_t digest = XXH64_digest(&xxh64);
+      memcpy(out, &digest, sizeof(digest));
+      *out_len = sizeof(digest);
+    } else if (algo == CHECKSUM_ALGO_XXH3) {
+      uint64_t digest = XXH3_64bits_digest(xxh3);
+      memcpy(out, &digest, sizeof(digest));
+      *out_len = sizeof(digest);
+    } else {
+      XXH128_hash_t digest = XXH3_128bits_digest(xxh3);
+      memcpy(out, &digest, sizeof(digest));
+      *out_len = sizeof(digest);
+    }
+  }
+  if (xxh3)
+    XXH3_freeState(xxh3);
+  close(fd);
+  return ok;
+}
+
 int checksum_algo_from_name(const char* name) {
   if (!name)
     return -1;
diff --git a/src/shared/checksum.h b/src/shared/checksum.h
index c323730..9550422 100644
--- a/src/shared/checksum.h
+++ b/src/shared/checksum.h
@@ -35,8 +35,13 @@ typedef enum {
 bool checksum_digest(ChecksumAlgo algo, uint64_t seed, const void* data, size_t size, uint8_t* out,
                      size_t out_capacity, size_t* out_len);
 
-/* Resolve a --checksum-choice string (case-insensitive) to an algorithm id.
- * Accepts "xxh64"/"xxhash", "xxh3", "xxh128" and "md5".  "auto", rsync's
+/* Streaming whole-file digest: hash the contents of `path` without holding the
+ * whole file in memory.  Same digest/capacity contract as checksum_digest.
+ * Returns false on open/read failure or an undersized buffer. */
+bool checksum_digest_file(ChecksumAlgo algo, uint64_t seed, const char* path, uint8_t* out,
+                          size_t out_capacity, size_t* out_len);
+
+/* Resolve a --checksum-choice string (case-insensitive) to an algorithm id. * Accepts "xxh64"/"xxhash", "xxh3", "xxh128" and "md5".  "auto", rsync's
  * default automatic choice, is resolved to the default by the caller (it is not
  * a distinct algorithm here).  Returns -1 for any name FastSync does not
  * implement (md4/sha1/none included). */
diff --git a/src/shared/config.h b/src/shared/config.h
index 6762acc..dc0c529 100644
--- a/src/shared/config.h
+++ b/src/shared/config.h
@@ -250,8 +250,17 @@ typedef enum SuperMode { SUPER_MODE_AUTO = 0, SUPER_MODE_ON = 1, SUPER_MODE_OFF
  * answer every per-file STATUS_CHECK with a STATUS_DEST_INFO snapshot of the
  * pre-transfer destination entry (see protocol.h).  It is set by the client
  * only when -i/--itemize-changes or --out-format asks for per-file change
- * output; the transfer decision itself is unchanged. */
-#define CONFIG_WIRE_OUTPUT_FIELDS(X) X(report_dest_info, bool, false, BOOL)
+ * output; the transfer decision itself is unchanged.
+ *
+ * Wire-stats wave (protocol 2.25.0).  report_stats tells the receiver to send a
+ * STATUS_STATS frame immediately before its terminal success status carrying
+ * the receiver-only counters (matched data, deleted/created file counts) and,
+ * for -n/--dry-run --delete, the destination-relative paths it WOULD have
+ * deleted.  It is set by the client only when --stats, --progress/-P, an
+ * --out-format token needs a wire counter (%b/%c), or a dry-run carries
+ * --delete; the transfer decision itself is unchanged. */
+#define CONFIG_WIRE_OUTPUT_FIELDS(X)                                                               \
+  X(report_dest_info, bool, false, BOOL) X(report_stats, bool, false, BOOL)
 
 /* All serialized fields, in exact wire order.  Concatenating the per-segment
  * lists here is what keeps the declaration order = the wire order. */
@@ -911,8 +920,17 @@ typedef struct Config {
  * snapshot of the old entry) before its ordinary verdict when the config frame
  * carries the new report_dest_info bool appended after the --copy-as block.
  * This is both a config-frame layout change (one trailing bool) and a frame
- * sequence change (the new status). */
-#define PROTOCOL_VERSION "2.23.0"
+ * sequence change (the new status).
+ *
+ * (4) Wire-stats parity (protocol 2.25.0): --stats, --progress/-P and the
+ * --out-format %b/%c tokens need receiver-only and wire counters that the push
+ * sender cannot observe, and -n/--dry-run --delete must report the extras it
+ * would have removed without deleting anything.  The config frame gains one
+ * trailing report_stats bool and the receiver emits a new STATUS_STATS frame
+ * (carrying matched data, created/deleted counts and the would-delete path
+ * list) immediately before its terminal success status.  Both a config-frame
+ * layout change and a frame-sequence change, hence the bump. */
+#define PROTOCOL_VERSION "2.25.0"
 #define DEFAULT_CHUNK_SIZE (10 * 1024 * 1024)
 /* Upper bound on total basis-dir entries (rsync caps --link-dest at 20). */
 #define MAX_BASIS_DIRS 64
diff --git a/src/shared/file_send.c b/src/shared/file_send.c
index dfdeb5c..f064f93 100644
--- a/src/shared/file_send.c
+++ b/src/shared/file_send.c
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ bool file_send_sendfile_with_skip(File* file, int file_descriptor, bool use_meta
       close(fd);
       return false;
     }
+    protocol_note_bytes_written((unsigned long long)sent);
   }
 
   close(fd);
diff --git a/src/shared/protocol.c b/src/shared/protocol.c
index f3402a4..70c0d8a 100644
--- a/src/shared/protocol.c
+++ b/src/shared/protocol.c
@@ -29,6 +29,13 @@ static unsigned long long io_bwlimit = 0;
 static mtx_t bw_mutex;
 static once_flag bw_mutex_once = ONCE_FLAG_INIT;
 
+/* Process-wide wire byte counters, used by the client to render rsync's
+ * --stats/--progress totals and the --out-format %b/%c tokens.  The zero-copy
+ * sendfile path bypasses protocol_send_n_data, so it reports its bytes through
+ * protocol_note_bytes_written. */
+static atomic_ullong io_bytes_written = 0;
+static atomic_ullong io_bytes_read = 0;
+
 static unsigned long long global_bwlimit(void);
 
 static bool protocol_reserve_memory(ProtocolSession* session, size_t charge) {
@@ -242,6 +249,18 @@ SSL* io_get_ssl(void) {
   return io_ssl;
 }
 
+unsigned long long protocol_bytes_written(void) {
+  return atomic_load(&io_bytes_written);
+}
+
+unsigned long long protocol_bytes_read(void) {
+  return atomic_load(&io_bytes_read);
+}
+
+void protocol_note_bytes_written(unsigned long long bytes) {
+  atomic_fetch_add(&io_bytes_written, bytes);
+}
+
 static ProtocolSession* legacy_session(int read_fd, int write_fd) {
   if (bound_session)
     return bound_session;
@@ -343,6 +362,7 @@ bool protocol_send_n_data(ProtocolSession* session, const void* data, size_t dat
       wait_events = POLLOUT;
   }
   log_debug_message(LOG_DEBUG_IO, "    Send n Data: %zu", total_bytes_send);
+  atomic_fetch_add(&io_bytes_written, (unsigned long long)total_bytes_send);
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -430,6 +450,7 @@ static bool protocol_receive_n_data_until(ProtocolSession* session, void* data,
       wait_events = POLLIN;
   }
   log_debug_message(LOG_DEBUG_IO, "    Received n Data: %zu", total_bytes_received);
+  atomic_fetch_add(&io_bytes_read, (unsigned long long)total_bytes_received);
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/shared/protocol.h b/src/shared/protocol.h
index 95d95d4..545228e 100644
--- a/src/shared/protocol.h
+++ b/src/shared/protocol.h
@@ -181,7 +181,14 @@ enum NET_STATUS {
    * (new vs modified, and which of size/time/perms/owner/group differ) without
    * changing the transfer decision itself.  Appended after
    * STATUS_DELETE_LIMIT so no existing status is renumbered. */
-  STATUS_DEST_INFO
+  STATUS_DEST_INFO,
+  /* End-of-transfer receiver counter report (protocol 2.25.0).  When the wire
+   * config carries report_stats=true, the receiver sends this status once,
+   * immediately before its terminal success status, followed by a fixed stats
+   * record (see format_stats_send/receive in format.h) and, when the run is a
+   * --dry-run with --delete, the would-delete path list.  Appended after
+   * STATUS_DEST_INFO so no existing status is renumbered. */
+  STATUS_STATS
 };
 
 void io_set_fds(int read_fd, int write_fd);
@@ -189,6 +196,14 @@ void io_set_bwlimit(unsigned long long bytes_per_sec);
 void io_set_ssl(SSL* ssl);
 SSL* io_get_ssl(void);
 
+/* Process-wide wire byte counters.  protocol_send_n_data/protocol_receive_n_data
+ * update them; the zero-copy sendfile path reports through
+ * protocol_note_bytes_written.  Used by the client to render rsync's
+ * --stats/--progress totals and the --out-format %b/%c tokens. */
+unsigned long long protocol_bytes_written(void);
+unsigned long long protocol_bytes_read(void);
+void protocol_note_bytes_written(unsigned long long bytes);
+
 void protocol_session_init(ProtocolSession* session, int read_fd, int write_fd);
 /* Transitional bridge for helpers whose signatures still carry only an fd. */
 void protocol_session_bind(ProtocolSession* session);
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_fault_injection.py b/tests/integration/test_fault_injection.py
index 7c7127f..1c2fd22 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_fault_injection.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_fault_injection.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from common import (  # noqa: E402
     verify_transfer,
 )
 
-PROTOCOL_VERSION = b"2.23.0"
+PROTOCOL_VERSION = b"2.25.0"
 STATUS_MANIFEST = 5
 STATUS_OK = 0
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_preflight.py b/tests/integration/test_preflight.py
index d6b601a..01aeaaf 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_preflight.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_preflight.py
@@ -94,14 +94,14 @@ def _seed_protocol_source(source):
 class TestProtocol:
     @pytest.mark.ci
     def test_protocol_current_version_accepted(self, shared_server):
-        """--protocol=2.23.0 (the current PROTOCOL_VERSION) is accepted and the
+        """--protocol=2.25.0 (the current PROTOCOL_VERSION) is accepted and the
         transfer completes normally."""
         source = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, "proto_ok_src")
         dest = os.path.join(TEST_DATA_DIR, "proto_ok_dst")
         shutil.rmtree(dest, ignore_errors=True)
         os.makedirs(dest)
         _seed_protocol_source(source)
-        result, _ = run_client(source, dest, flags=["--protocol=2.23.0"],
+        result, _ = run_client(source, dest, flags=["--protocol=2.25.0"],
                                port=shared_server.port)
         assert result.returncode == 0, \
             f"--protocol current run failed: {(result.stderr or result.stdout)[:400]}"
diff --git a/tests/test_client_cli.c b/tests/test_client_cli.c
index 66c6f3d..1743a75 100644
--- a/tests/test_client_cli.c
+++ b/tests/test_client_cli.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void test_parse_args_protocol_accept_current() {
   Config* cfg = valid_client_config();
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(cfg);
   char* argv_equals[] = {"fastsync",   "--source-dir", "/src",
-                         "--dest-dir", "/dst",         "--protocol=2.23.0"};
+                         "--dest-dir", "/dst",         "--protocol=2.25.0"};
   int positional_args[2];
   int positional_count = 0;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(parse_args(cfg, 6, argv_equals, positional_args, &positional_count), 0);
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ static void test_parse_args_protocol_accept_current() {
   cfg = valid_client_config();
   EXPECT_NOT_NULL(cfg);
   char* argv_space[] = {"fastsync", "--source-dir", "/src",  "--dest-dir",
-                        "/dst",     "--protocol",   "2.23.0"};
+                        "/dst",     "--protocol",   "2.25.0"};
   positional_count = 0;
   EXPECT_EQ_INT(parse_args(cfg, 7, argv_space, positional_args, &positional_count), 0);
   EXPECT_EQ_STR(cfg->version, PROTOCOL_VERSION);
diff --git a/tests/test_config.c b/tests/test_config.c
index e8ed56b..4d46ff8 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.c
+++ b/tests/test_config.c
@@ -2763,14 +2763,13 @@ static void golden_config_populate(Config* c) {
   c->copy_as_gid = 222;
 }
 
-/* The pinned golden frame (protocol 2.23.0).  The values below are the only
+/* The pinned golden frame (protocol 2.25.0).  The values below are the only
  * thing that ties the generated table to the historical wire format; update
- * them ONLY with a PROTOCOL_VERSION bump and a documented reason.  The 2.23.0
- * rsync-parity wave changes the config-frame layout (map-entry range + TO name,
- * one report_dest_info bool, and other wire changes landing in this version);
- * the byte-exact values are recomputed for the merged layout. */
-#define GOLDEN_WIRE_LEN 697
-#define GOLDEN_WIRE_HASH 7835017034643051109ULL
+ * them ONLY with a PROTOCOL_VERSION bump and a documented reason.  The 2.25.0
+ * wire-stats wave appends one report_stats bool to the config frame; the
+ * byte-exact values are recomputed for the merged layout. */
+#define GOLDEN_WIRE_LEN 701
+#define GOLDEN_WIRE_HASH 16170466870400670271ULL
 
 static unsigned long long fnv1a_64(const unsigned char* buf, size_t len) {
   unsigned long long h = 1469598103934665603ULL;
diff --git a/tests/test_fuzz_smoke.c b/tests/test_fuzz_smoke.c
index d1965ac..279ff76 100644
--- a/tests/test_fuzz_smoke.c
+++ b/tests/test_fuzz_smoke.c
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@
 
 /* P8 config-frame tail: super_mode (4) + copy-as presence (4) + uid (4) + gid (4). */
 #define P8_TAIL_BYTES 16
-/* Protocol 2.23.0 appends one trailing bool (report_dest_info) AFTER the P8
- * tail, so the P8 fields sit this many bytes before the end of the frame. */
-#define OUTPUT_TAIL_BYTES 4
+/* Protocol 2.25.0 appends two trailing bools (report_dest_info, report_stats)
+ * AFTER the P8 tail, so the P8 fields sit this many bytes before the end of the
+ * frame. */
+#define OUTPUT_TAIL_BYTES 8
 
 /* Smoke test for chunk_deserialize fuzz target */
 static void test_fuzz_chunk_deserialize() {