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# Releases

Release process described seprately in Decision-making processes [Decision-making processes](/v1/decision-making-process.md#new-release) 

## The next planned release

The next release is scheduled to happen on 1st March 2024. 

* The release is likely a major 
* Some mandatory elements are expected to change.
* Also, the default technical language to describe ODPS instances and examples is changed from JSON to YAML. 

## The past releases