XRP Ledger’s new upgrade is here. But not everyone’s on board yet

Tech XRP Ledger’s new upgrade is here. But not everyone’s on board yet The new software leads among the network's validators, yet by node count it sits behind the older v3.1.3, and the security amendment bundled with it remains a separate, slower vote. The upgrade needs 80% of the trusted validator list to activate. By Shaurya Malwa | Edited by Omkar Godbole Jul 8, 2026, 8:40 a.m. 2 min read Make preferred on Share Share this article Copy link X icon X (Twitter) LinkedIn Facebook Email Make preferred on XRP Ledger's new upgrade is yet to see mass adoption across the network. (Kevin Ku/Unsplash) Summary Show The XRP Ledger’s new v3.2.0 server software, intended to cut operating costs and improve stability for institutional users, is gaining traction but still trails the older v3.1.3 across the broader network. Despite slower overall node adoption, about 89% of validators on the default Unique Node List have upgraded to v3.2.0, surpassing the 80% threshold needed for network upgrades to take effect. A separate on-ledger amendment, fixCleanup3_2_0, which packages key security fixes and improvements for newer features such as lending, vaults and multi-purpose tokens, is polling well below software adoption. The XRP Ledger’s newest server software, v3.2.0, designed to make the network cheaper to run, more stable, and more attractive for institutional use, is gaining adoption. However, it has yet to overtake the previous version (3.1.3) across the wider network, and the key security fixes that come with it remain in the voting process. Of the approximately 833 active nodes on the XRP Ledger, the machines that store and relay the ledger, about 43% are running v3.2.0 and 51% are still on v3.1.3, XRPSCAN data shows . While overall node adoption appears relatively slow, validators, or entities that matter most to the network, have largely already upgraded. The XRP Ledger runs on a trusted set of validators known as the Unique Node List (UNL). For a new software version or amendment to activate, it needs sustained support from more than 80% of validators on that list for two straight weeks. On the default UNL of 35 validators, 31 are running v3.2.0, about 89% , clearing the threshold the network treats as sufficiently updated. That figure, not the raw node or all-validator percentages, is what determines whether the upgrade completes. The amendment lagging behind Bundled with the software is a separate matter that sits well behind it. An amendment called fixCleanup3_2_0 is currently under voting. Unlike a regular software upgrade, this is a formal on-ledger vote. It bundles several security fixes and improvements for the network’s newer features, including single-asset vaults, permissioned decentralized exchanges, multi-purpose tokens (MPTs) and the lending protocol. The lending protocol is the on-chain lending system CoinDesk covered last month that lets users take out loans against pooled funds. It also adds internal checks designed to prevent deleted accounts from leaving behind stray data. That amendment is polling far lower than the software adoption, however, so upgrading a validator and voting the amendment through are two distinct steps. Ripple, the payments company whose founders created the XRP Ledger, has voted in favor of the fixCleanup3_2_0 amendment. Validators that fail to upgrade before the amendment activates risk being cut off from the ledger in what the ledger calls an amendment-blocked state. 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