# Releases

Release process described seprately in Decision-making processes [#new-release](https://governance.opendataproducts.org/v1/decision-making-process#new-release "mention") 

## 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