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Litecoin Core version 0.16.3 is now available from:  <https://download.litecoin.org/litecoin-0.16.3/>This is a new minor version release, with various bugfixesas well as updated translations.Please report bugs using the issue tracker at GitHub:  <https://github.com/litecoin-project/litecoin/issues>To receive security and update notifications, please subscribe to:  <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/litecoin-dev>How to Upgrade==============If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completelyshut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run theinstaller (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Litecoin-Qt` (on Mac)or `litecoind`/`litecoin-qt` (on Linux).The first time you run version 0.15.0 or newer, your chainstate database will be converted to anew format, which will take anywhere from a few minutes to half an hour,depending on the speed of your machine.Note that the block database format also changed in version 0.8.0 and there is noautomatic upgrade code from before version 0.8 to version 0.15.0 or higher. Upgradingdirectly from 0.7.x and earlier without re-downloading the blockchain is not supported.However, as usual, old wallet versions are still supported.Downgrading warning-------------------Wallets created in 0.16 and later are not compatible with versions prior to 0.16and will not work if you try to use newly created wallets in older versions. Existingwallets that were created with older versions are not affected by this.Compatibility==============Litecoin Core is extensively tested on multiple operating systems usingthe Linux kernel, macOS 10.8+, and Windows Vista and later. Windows XP is not supported.Litecoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is notfrequently tested on them.Notable changes===============Denial-of-Service vulnerability-------------------------------A denial-of-service vulnerability exploitable by miners has been discovered inLitecoin Core versions 0.14.0 up to 0.16.2. It is recommended to upgrade any ofthe vulnerable versions to 0.16.3 as soon as possible.0.16.3 change log------------------### Consensus- #14249 `696b936` Fix crash bug with duplicate inputs within a transaction (TheBlueMatt, sdaftuar)Credits=======Thanks to everyone who directly contributed to this release:- [The Bitcoin Core Developers](/doc/release-notes)- Adrian Gallagher- aunyks- coblee- cryptonexii- gabrieldov- jmutkawoa- Martin Smith- NeMO84- ppm0- romanornr- shaolinfry- spl0i7- stedwms- ultragtx- VKoskiv- voidmain- wbsmolen- xinxiAnd to those that reported security issues:- beardnboobies