# Summary

This is a full release that upgrades Substrate / Cumulus / Polkadot version to v0.9.17 which includes some performance improvements.

Release Note: https://github.com/AcalaNetwork/Acala/releases/tag/2.4.0

# Referendum

* https://acala.subscan.io/referenda/7
* https://acala.subsquare.io/democracy/referendum/7

This referendum aims to reward high quality nomination pools using a fair evaluation system. The evaluation system looked at specific criteria such as metadata, verified identity and nominees. An open-source tool was used to analyze the pools and the results were posted for public scrutiny.

Create 3 high quality educational videos about specific topics on Polkadot.

- There is a new release for Substrate / Cumulus / Polkadot version called v0.9.17.
- The release includes some performance improvements.
- There is a referendum happening on Acala Network.
- You can find more information about the referendum on the provided links.
- The referendum is about making a decision or voting on something.

Runtime Upgrade - Upgrade Substrate / Cumulus / Polkadot

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