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+# vspd 1.1.1
+
+This is a patch release of vspd which includes the following changes:
+
+- Fix assignment to nil map ([#333](https://github.com/decred/vspd/pull/333)).
+
+## Dependencies
+
+vspd 1.1.1 must be built with go 1.16 or later, and requires:
+
+- dcrd 1.7.1
+- dcrwallet 1.7.1
+
+When deploying vspd to production, always use release versions of all binaries.
+Neither vspd nor its dependencies should be built from master when handling
+mainnet tickets.