2018

Alpha

• Release alpha at October 10 community call (OCFL Editors and PASIG Discuss)
• Review feedback in the November 14 community call
• Determine beta release date based on the type and amount of feedback

2019

Beta

• Experimental validation tool
• Determine other groups /communities from which to seek input

2020

Release 1.0

In addition to resolving issues / comments raised through community review, we are prescribing the following requirements be met before releasing 1.0:

• Version 1.0 validator
• Test suite
• Fixture objects
• Two institutions committed to backing the initiative

Version 1.0 of the OCFL was release on 07 July 2020

2022

Release 1.1

The focus of this revision is correction and clarification based on implementation experience and community feedback. Version 1.1 is backwards compatible with version 1.0.

Version 1.1 of the OCFL was release on 07 October 2022

2024

Release 2.0

The OCFL Editors are now beginning to consider additional use cases and revisions that will lead to version 2.0 of the specification. More information can be found in the News section of our website.