# Governance {% hint style="info" %} Protocol development is managed by token holders, by participating in semi-annual coin votes, which determine protocol upgrades. As stated in the Authorized Protocol document token holders needs to vote on a working implementation of the protocol by first contest the implementation in the network and if it passes the threshold of 3% of the total ZP issued then it will pass to the candidate phase where token holder can vote on the new implementations. {% endhint %} #### **Vote in Contestant Phase** **Step 1**: Go to ‘Governance’ tab under ‘Voting’ in the main navigation **Step 2:** Insert your preferred valid commit ID **Step 3**: Click the ‘Vote’ button to continue **Step 4**: Review your voting summary and click ‘Continue’ **Step 5**: Enter your password to execute the vote transaction by clicking the ‘Continue’ button. **Step 6**: After publishing your transaction a success message will appear. **Step 7**: after executing your vote transaction you will be able to see it on the ‘Transaction History’ page * You might first see the transaction on ‘Pending’, till it gets its first confirmation #### Vote in Candidate Phase **Step 1**: Go to ‘Governance’ tab under ‘Voting’ in the main navigation **Step 2**: Choose your preferred valid commit ID **Step 3**: Click the ‘Vote’ button to continue **Step 4**: Review your voting summary and click ‘Continue’ **Step 5**: Enter your password to execute the vote transaction by clicking the ‘Continue’ button. **Step 6**: After publishing your transaction a success message will appear. **Step 7**: after executing your vote transaction you will be able to see it on the ‘Transaction History’ page * You might first see the transaction on ‘Pending’, till it gets its first confirmation --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.zenprotocol.com/apps/wallet/wallet-structure/voting/governance.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.