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@@ -80,15 +80,13 @@ 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 software updates and consensus protocol changes (hard fork schedule) -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 compatibility. -Dates are provided in the format YYYYMMDD. +Monero uses a fixed-schedule hard fork mechanism to implement new features. This means that users of Monero (end users and service providers) need to run current versions and update their software on a regular schedule. Here is the current schedule, versions, and compatibility. +Dates are provided in the format YYYY-MM-DD. -| Date | Consensus version | Minimum Monero Version | Recommended Monero Version | Details | +| Fork 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 | v0.10.1 | v0.10.2.2 | Allow normal and RingCT transactions | |