generated: '2026-07-20'
method: searched
source: https://docs.makerdao.com/deployment-addresses/multi-collateral-dai-public-releases.md
summary: >-
  The Maker Protocol has no versioned REST API; its lifecycle is expressed on-chain
  through Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD) public contract releases, deployment address
  registries, and documented deprecation/migration paths as modules are superseded.
  MakerDAO has since rebranded to the Sky Ecosystem (USDS / SKY), with contracts and
  tooling now maintained under the sky-ecosystem GitHub organization.
versioning:
  scheme: on-chain-contract-releases
  releases_url: https://docs.makerdao.com/deployment-addresses/multi-collateral-dai-public-releases.md
  notes: >-
    MCD public releases and per-network deployment addresses are the canonical
    version record for the protocol contracts.
deprecation:
  policy_url: https://docs.makerdao.com/miscellaneous/liquidations-1.2-system-deprecated.md
  deprecated_modules:
    - name: Liquidations 1.2 System (Cat/Flipper)
      status: deprecated
      superseded_by: Liquidation 2.0 (Dog/Clipper)
      docs: https://docs.makerdao.com/miscellaneous/liquidations-1.2-system-deprecated.md
    - name: Single-Collateral Dai (SCD / Sai)
      status: deprecated
      superseded_by: Multi-Collateral Dai (MCD)
      docs: https://docs.makerdao.com/miscellaneous/scd-mcd-migration-detailed-documentation.md
      migration_guide: https://docs.makerdao.com/miscellaneous/upgrading-to-multi-collateral-dai-guide.md
  rebrand:
    to: Sky Ecosystem (USDS / SKY)
    github_org: https://github.com/sky-ecosystem
emergency_shutdown:
  docs: https://docs.makerdao.com/smart-contract-modules/shutdown.md
  partner_guide: https://docs.makerdao.com/smart-contract-modules/shutdown/emergency-shutdown-for-partners.md