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Download the update from GitHub [here](https://github.com/gridcoin/Gridcoin-Research/releases/tag/3.7.0.0).

You can also download the Windows MSI [here](https://download.gridcoin.us/download/downloadstake/GridcoinResearch.msi).

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Mandatory bug fixes are tied to v9 blocks which will start on block 1144000.

Here is the changelog for this release:
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Added

    Provide Difficulty of best kernel found, #766 (@tomasbrod).
    Add Travis support for OSX, #665 (@acey1).
    Add better command for sending alerts, #731 (@tomasbrod).
    Add RPC for sending raw contracts, #683 (@tomasbrod).
    Add portable diagnostic page, #631 (@fooforever).

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Fixed

    Fixed minor spelling mistakes, #742 (@denravonska).
    Several tally improvements. There should now be less forking and the wallet
    should use ~50MB less memory, #668, #756 (@denravonska, @tomasbrod)
    Data scraper can no longer run concurrently, #742 (@denravonska).
    Improve superblock validations, #730 (@tomasbrod).
    Fix potential deadlock, #708 (@denravonska).
    Prevent duplicate superblocks, #534 (@tomasbrod).
    Fix issue with application cache clears, #577 (@tomasbrod).
    Fix bug which caused rewards to be lost when staking the newbie block.
    Missing rewards will be reimbursed, #552 (@Foggyx420).
    Fix minor UI typos, #661 (@Erkan-Yilmaz).
    Fix stake modifier, #686 (@tomasbrod).
    Improve boost-1.66.0 compatibility, #800 (@denravonska).
    Fix crash in diagnostics dialog, #794 (@Foggyx420).

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Changed

    Changed versioning extraction from git. Test builds can no longer be used to
    stake in production unless explicitly enabled, #729 (@tomasbrod).
    Don't update network quorum while syncing, #728 (@Foggyx420).
    Snapshot URL now uses https, #727 (@Foggyx420).
    Code cleanup (@Foggyx420, @denravonska).
    Use more efficient data structure for blocks, #679 (@denravonska).
    Improve transaction description dialog, #676 (@Foggyx420).
    Improve beacon handling, #604, #645, #649, #684, #701 (@Foggyx420, @tomasbrod).
    Optimize double<->string conversions, #692 (@denravonska).
    Optimize application cache access, #506 (@denravonska).
    Improve thread handling, #656 (@skcin).
    Replace boost::shared_ptr with std::shared_ptr.
    Optimize string split function, #672 (@denravonska).
    Improve sync speeds, #650 (@denravonska).
    The RPC command restartclient is now called restart.
    Fix voting sorting issues, #610 (@MagixInTheAir).
    Improve wallet backup, #660 (@Foggyx420).
    Update seed nodes, #783 (@barton2526).
    Auto upgrades are now opt-in via the "autoupgrade" flag, #796 (@denravonska).
    Clean up seed nodes, #783 (@barton2526).

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Removed

    Remove CSV exporter which used unreliable data, #759 (@denravonska).
    Remove block download menu options on non-Windows, #727 (@Foggyx420).
    Removed RPC commands (@Foggyx420, @denravonska):
        debugexplainmagnitude
        executecode
        getsubsidy
        list newbieage
        list staking
        leder
        reboot
    Remove checkpoint relaying to improve sync speeds, #678 (@denravonska).
    Remove IRC peer discovery.

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Thanks to all the great work by our devs who made this update possible!  Please update your wallets to the new mandatory ASAP!