# Mainnet Spork 14 | 10/06/21

**URL:** https://forum.flow.com/t/mainnet-spork-14-10-06-21/2443
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [October 5, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/mainnet-spork-14-10-06-21/2443 "2021-10-05T15:35:28Z")
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### Author: ![DrewGarrison](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forum.flow.com/drewgarrison/32/438_2.png) [@DrewGarrison](https://forum.flow.com/u/DrewGarrison)
#### Post date: [October 5, 2021, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.flow.com/t/mainnet-spork-14-10-06-21/2443/1 "2021-10-05T15:35:28Z")

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Hello community,

We will be sporking the Flow Mainnet on **2021-10-06 08:00am PT** going from **Mainnet-13 to Mainnet-14**. The Flow access nodes will be turned off during that time, services across Flow network might be intermittent for the length of the spork (usually few hours). Once the spork is complete, at around 11AM PT, we will send out another email and announce on Discord requesting you to start your node if you are a node operator.

A spork is a procedure where we upgrade the protocol software for the network. You can read more about it [here](https://docs.onflow.org/node-operation/spork/).

**Upcoming Changes:**

- [October Pre-Spork Community Update](http://forum.flow.com/t/october-pre-spork-community-update-10-05-21/2442/2)
- [Node Operators: DKG Enabled, Database Update](http://forum.flow.com/t/node-operator-breaking-change-dkg-enabled-database-update-10-06-21/2424)

As always, feel free to email us or message us on Discord.

Thank you