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@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ There are also several mining pools that kindly donate a portion of their fees, See [LICENSE](LICENSE). +## Monero software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard forking) + +Monero uses a hardforking mechanism to implement new features which requires that +users of Monero software run current versions and update their software on a +regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatability. +Dates are provided in the format YYYYMMDD. + + +| Date | Consensus version | Minimum Monero Version | Recommended Monero Version | Details | +| ----------------- | ----------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------- | ------------------ | +| 2016-09-21 | v3 | v0.9.4 | v0.10.0 | Splits coinbase into denominations | +| 2017-01-05 | v4 | v0.9.4 | v0.10.0 | Allow normal and RingCT transactions | +| 2017-09-21 | v5 | v0.10.0 | v0.10.0 | Allow only RingCT transactions | + ## Installing Monero from a Package Packages are available for |