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@@ -39,8 +39,13 @@ Look for Git issues that should be fixed in the next release. Especially low-ris
 
 ### Protocol Safety Checks:
 
-  * Does MIN_PROTO_VERSION need to change?
-    * If it does, new nodes will not be able to talk to nodes with a version less than MIN_PROTO_VERSION
+  * Does `PROTOCOL_VERSION` in src/version.h need to be increased?
+    * All releases with a consensus change should increase the value by 1
+    * This identifies a nodes protocol version to all other peers it connects to.
+  * Does `MIN_PEER_PROTO_VERSION` in src/version.h need to change?
+    * If it does, new nodes will not be able to talk to nodes with a version less than `MIN_PROTO_VERSION`
+  * The main use of these is for newer nodes that know they do not want to talk to older nodes to prevent connecting to older nodes efficiently
+  * For instance, when a new release has different consensus rules than older nodes, `MIN_PROTO_VERSION` prevents wasting lots of network bandwidth talking to incompatible nodes which will eventually be banned for disagreeing on consensus rules
 
 ## Release dependencies