From 30055b02b5f9192be8851f03522b5f388933d659 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Cinque Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2023 11:29:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Clarify when validator commission can be set (#32796) docs: Clarify when commission can be set --- docs/src/running-validator/vote-accounts.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/src/running-validator/vote-accounts.md b/docs/src/running-validator/vote-accounts.md index c4c572ff71..6bb021588d 100644 --- a/docs/src/running-validator/vote-accounts.md +++ b/docs/src/running-validator/vote-accounts.md @@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ When setting the commission, only integer values in the set [0-100] are accepted The integer represents the number of percentage points for the commission, so creating an account with `--commission 10` will set a 10% commission. +Note that validators can only update their commission during the first half of +any epoch. This prevents validators from stealing delegator rewards by setting a +low commission, increasing it right before the end of the epoch, and then +changing it back after reward distribution. + ## Key Rotation Rotating the vote account authority keys requires special handling when dealing