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@@ -12,7 +12,13 @@ peers in the network. It uses lots of diskspace and bandwidth.
If you just want to send and receive Bitcoins you should look at
a light client like Electrum.
-Please make sure you read the Release notes first before upgrading:
-https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/0.13/doc/release-notes.md
+Please make sure to read the release notes first before upgrading:
+https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/0.13/doc/release-notes/release-notes-0.13.1.md
+
+This is a new minor version release, including activation parameters
+for the segwit softfork, various bugfixes and performance improvements.
+Please also read this if you want to know more about segregated witness:
+https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/01/26/segwit-benefits/
+https://bitcoincore.org/en/2016/10/28/segwit-costs/
qrencode is an optional but strongly recommended dependency.