Is there a planned Ethereum protocol change which deals with upgradeable contracts?

Question

There are lots of questions asking how can you deal with contract versions with the current Ethereum protocol. Are there any plans of making protocol-level changes that are aimed to facilitate this process?

Answer 1

Planned protocol changes are at:

• https://github.com/ethereum/eips
• https://github.com/ethereum/research

Their corresponding Gitter channels are:

• https://gitter.im/ethereum/eips
• https://gitter.im/ethereum/research

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Specifically about upgradeable contracts, DELEGATECALL has been released.