# ZIP 2: Design Considerations for Network Upgrades

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Source date: 2026-10-16T02:56:04+01:00

[Source revision](https://github.com/zcash/zips/commit/a34cfc091434275120ff017c92c3b50d3cef623a)

[Official source](https://zips.z.cash/zip-0002) · [Source file](https://github.com/zcash/zips/blob/a34cfc091434275120ff017c92c3b50d3cef623a/zips/zip-0002.rst) · [Discussion](https://github.com/zcash/zips/issues/362)

ZIP process

- Start writing a draft.

Transferred issue by [nathan-at-least](https://github.com/nathan-at-least)

Wednesday Jun 08, 2016 at 15:30 UTC

Originally [zcash/zips#53](https://github.com/zcash/zips/issues/53)

What do protocol upgrades look like? Are there forwards compatibility features such as in the block header?

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