# \[DRC\] dYdX Chain Protocol v6.0.0 Software Upgrade

**URL:** <https://dydx.forum/t/drc-dydx-chain-protocol-v6-0-0-software-upgrade/2948>\
**Category:** dYdX Chain\
**Tags:** protocol-upgrade, community-input, drc\
**Created:** [August 29, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-dydx-chain-protocol-v6-0-0-software-upgrade/2948 "2024-08-29T18:21:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![dYdX\_Ops\_subDAO](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/dydx.forum/dydx_ops_subdao/32/797_2.png) [@dYdX\_Ops\_subDAO](https://dydx.forum/u/dYdX_Ops_subDAO)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://dydx.forum/t/drc-dydx-chain-protocol-v6-0-0-software-upgrade/2948/2 "2024-09-18T11:00:58Z")

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Hello dYdX Community,

The dYdX Ops subDAO would like to announce the official Software release of the dYdX Chain Protocol v6.0.3, you can view the release notes here: [dYdX Protocol v6.0.3 Release Notes.  
 ](https://github.com/dydxprotocol/v4-chain/releases/tag/protocol%2Fv6.0.3)

> ## **NOTE: [@Validators](https://dydx.forum/groups/validators) We recommend updating to dYdX Chain v6.0.3, as earlier versions have been deprecated.**

Additionally, according to the metrics collected by the dYdX Ops subDAO, more than 70% of dYdX Chain stakeweightis running the correct version of Skip Connect Sidecar, v1.0.10.

With this milestone achieved, we would now like to suggest a timeline for proceeding with the vote proposal:

- Proposal Submission: September 19th
- Expected Vote Outcome: September 23rd
- Upgrade Date: September 24th
- Suggested Block Height: [26070000  
 ](https://www.mintscan.io/dydx/block/26070000)

_Note: We have also noticed potential volatility in block times lately. Therefore, we recommend considering a block height on September 24th, expected to be around 03:30 PM UTC, to ensure the engineers’ availability for support._

We recommend a community member with enough unstaked DYDX to [submit a proposal](https://docs.dydx.exchange/users-governance/submitting_a_proposal)  
NOTE: Please make sure to include the required [info-fields](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/blob/main/x/upgrade/types/upgrade.pb.go#L51) in the proposal.

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Thank you for your continued participation and support in the governance and improvement of the dYdX Chain.

dYdX Operations SubDAO

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