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Changes and Roadmap

Source version 1.2.0. Draft for discussion and validation.

23. Change log

Version Date Change
v1.2.0 2026-07-06 Added the GS1 GenAI-Enabled API Semantic Publication Profile, defining complete OpenAPI, JSON Schema, JSON-LD context, MCP projection, safety, trust, provenance, conformance and publication-package requirements. Updated the profile family, pilot set, conformance model, risks, success measures, decisions, references and TOC.
v1.1.2 2026-07-06 Added a generated Markdown table of contents covering all major sections and subsections.
v1.1.1 2026-07-06 Added ISO/IEC PWI 26889 — FAIR data principles framework and requirements — to the normative and informative reference basis, identifying it as a Proposed Work Item under ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 32/WG 6 and Chris Day as Project Leader.
v1.1.0 2026-07-06 Added the strong executive formulation positioning Semantic Publication Profiles as the repeatable semantic contract connecting authoritative 8.3.a artefacts to 8.4.b AI-compatible interfaces.
v1.0.0 2026-06-24 Initial complete profile family. Added FAIR conformance, linked-data and semantic Markdown overlays, OpenAPI Overlay and Arazzo patterns, MCP and A2A projections, conformance classes, pilots, governance and success measures.

24. Proposed next-version topics

The following items are candidates for v1.3.0 after stakeholder review:

  • formal profile namespace and identifier policy;
  • complete SHACL model for profile metadata;
  • controlled vocabulary for artefact types and lifecycle states;
  • Arazzo workflow example;
  • A2A Agent Card example;
  • DCAT/DPROD application profile alignment;
  • ODRL usage-policy model;
  • FAIR conformance questionnaire and test suite;
  • source-to-Markdown transformation specification;
  • publication manifest JSON Schema;
  • complete worked package for the first 8.3.a pilot.