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# 1 Version History

The version history table describes the major changes to the specifications between published versions.

| Version                                                                                                                                       | Authors                                                                                                                                                                                               | Comment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><a href="https://consent.govstack.global/consent-1.0">1.0.0</a><br><sup><em>May 2023</em></sup></p>                                        | Ain Aaviksoo, Lal Chandran, Benjamin Balder Bach, Philippe Page, Dr. P. S. Ramkumar                                                                                                                   | First public release                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| <p><a href="https://consent.govstack.global/con-23q4">1.1.0</a> <em>(known as 23Q4)</em><br><sup><em>November 2023</em></sup></p>             | Ain Aaviksoo, Lal Chandran, Benjamin Balder Bach, Philippe Page, Dr. P. S. Ramkumar                                                                                                                   | <p>Updated: </p><ul><li>Standards referenced</li><li>Building Block interactions</li><li>Functional Requirements</li><li>Data Structures</li><li>Internal Workflows </li></ul><p>see <a href="/pages/KZh1qdSxuiwMPBowvPhW#v1.1-known-as-23q4">Release Notes</a></p>                                                        |
| <p><a href="https://specs.govstack.global/consent/consent-23q4.1/">1.2.0</a> <em>(known as 23Q4.1)</em><br><sup><em>March 2024</em></sup></p> | Ain Aaviksoo, Lal Chandran, Benjamin Balder Bach, Philippe Page, Dr. P. S. Ramkumar                                                                                                                   | <p></p><p>Version 23Q4.1 represents a <strong>simplification and standardization effort</strong>, focusing on:</p><ul><li>Consistent camelCase naming throughout APIs</li><li>Reduced complexity in data models</li><li>Streamlined API surface area</li><li>Better alignment with standard REST API conventions</li></ul> |
| <p>1.3.0<br><sub><em>December 2025</em></sub></p>                                                                                             | <p><sub><em>Authors:</em></sub><br>Mikael Linden, David Higgins<br><br><sub><em>Reviewers:</em></sub><br>Yuliia Kravchenko, Smita Selot<br><br><sub><em>Editor:</em></sub><br>Ali González-García</p> | <ul><li>Revision to Terminology to reference common identity-framework terminology.</li><li>Fix to versioning/release notes to align to semantic versioning.</li><li>Addition of historical Release Notes section. </li></ul>                                                                                              |


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