diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3f11f9140..86bdba3f5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>com.tonikelope</groupId>
     <artifactId>MegaBasterd</artifactId>
-    <version>7.73</version>
+    <version>7.74</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <repositories>
         <repository>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java b/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
index 13c8671bd..7761cc99f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/tonikelope/megabasterd/MainPanel.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
  */
 public final class MainPanel {
 
-    public static final String VERSION = "7.73";
+    public static final String VERSION = "7.74";
     public static final boolean FORCE_SMART_PROXY = false; //TRUE FOR DEBUGING SMART PROXY
     public static final int THROTTLE_SLICE_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
     public static final int DEFAULT_BYTE_BUFFER_SIZE = 16 * 1024;
@@ -394,10 +394,11 @@ public MainPanel() {
 
         resumeUploads();
 
+        /* NOT REQUIRED 
         if (MegaAPI.API_KEY == null && JOptionPane.showConfirmDialog(this._view, LabelTranslatorSingleton.getInstance().translate("WARNING: USING MEGA API WITHOUT API KEY MAY VIOLATE ITS TERM OF USE.\n\nYOU SHOULD GET A KEY -> https://mega.nz/sdk (and set it in MegaBasterd ADVANCED SETTINGS).\n\nCREATE API KEY NOW?"), "MEGA API KEY ERROR", JOptionPane.ERROR_MESSAGE) == 0) {
             openBrowserURL("https://mega.nz/sdk");
 
-        }
+        }*/
 
     }