<div dir="auto"><div><div style="max-height:999999px;font-family:"google sans",roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;margin:16px 20px;color:rgb(230,232,240);background-color:rgb(16,18,24)" dir="auto">You should not update the <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">spec_version</code> field from <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-ID2</code> to <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-final</code>. The specification requires a value of <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-ID2</code> or greater, and <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-final</code> is not a valid successor in this versioning scheme.<span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px"> <button style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 6px 0px 0px;background:none 0% 0%/auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgb(37,38,46);border-width:initial;border-style:none;border-color:initial;border-radius:10px;height:20px;padding:0px;width:20px;outline:0px"><span style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(230,232,240);display:inline-block"></span></button></span></span></div><div style="max-height:999999px;font-family:"google sans",roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;margin:16px 20px;color:rgb(230,232,240);background-color:rgb(16,18,24)" dir="auto">Here's a breakdown of the versioning used in this context:</div><ul style="max-height:999999px;margin:16px 20px;padding:0px;font-family:"google sans",roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(230,232,240);background-color:rgb(16,18,24)"><li style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;list-style:disc"><span style="max-height:999999px"><code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">ID2</code> likely stands for <span style="max-height:999999px">"implementation draft 2,"</span> which is a specific type of pre-release version identifier.</span></li><li style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;list-style:disc"><span style="max-height:999999px">Other pre-release identifiers, like <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">alpha</code>, <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">beta</code>, and <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">rc</code> (release candidate), are also standard in versioning schemes.</span></li><li style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;list-style:disc"><span style="max-height:999999px">When a standard is finalized, the pre-release identifier is removed entirely. A new, non-pre-release version would be <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0</code> or <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1.0.0</code>.</span><span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px"> <button style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 6px 0px 0px;background:none 0% 0%/auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgb(37,38,46);border-width:initial;border-style:none;border-color:initial;border-radius:10px;height:20px;padding:0px;width:20px;outline:0px"><span style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(230,232,240);display:inline-block"></span></button></span></span></li></ul><div style="max-height:999999px;font-family:"google sans",roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;margin:16px 20px;color:rgb(230,232,240);background-color:rgb(16,18,24)" dir="auto">A value of <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-final</code> is not recognized and may cause compatibility issues with implementers who expect a standard pre-release marker or a final, non-suffixed version.<span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px"> <button style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 6px 0px 0px;background:none 0% 0%/auto repeat scroll padding-box border-box rgb(37,38,46);border-width:initial;border-style:none;border-color:initial;border-radius:10px;height:20px;padding:0px;width:20px;outline:0px"><span style="max-height:999999px;color:rgb(230,232,240);display:inline-block"></span></button></span></span></div><div style="max-height:999999px;font-family:"google sans",roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;margin:16px 20px;color:rgb(230,232,240);background-color:rgb(16,18,24)" dir="auto"><span style="max-height:999999px">What to do instead</span><br style="max-height:999999px">To properly advance the version number:</div><ol style="max-height:999999px;margin:16px 20px;padding:0px;font-family:"google sans",roboto,arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:24px;color:rgb(230,232,240);background-color:rgb(16,18,24)"><li style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;list-style:decimal"><span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px">For a stable version:</span> If the standard is final, update the value to <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0</code> or <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1.0.0</code>, removing the pre-release suffix completely.</span></li><li style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;list-style:decimal"><span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px">For a new draft:</span> If you are releasing a new draft, follow the established versioning pattern, for example, <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-ID3</code>.</span></li><li style="max-height:999999px;margin:0px 0px 16px;padding:0px;list-style:decimal"><span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px">To indicate a release candidate:</span> If this is the last step before a final release, use a conventional marker like <code style="max-height:999999px;font-size:14px;line-height:22px;background-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-color:rgb(29,30,38);border-style:solid;border-width:0.571429px;border-radius:4px;padding:2px 4px">1_0-rc1</code>.</span><span style="max-height:999999px"><span style="max-height:999999px"> </span></span></li></ol></div><div><br></div><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Shannon Day</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Sep 16, 2025, 12:30 PM github--- via Openid-specs-risc <<a href="mailto:openid-specs-risc@lists.openid.net">openid-specs-risc@lists.openid.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">



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Issue Comment created on issue 292 <br>
Issue Title: Fixes issue #291 Update draft and align with final spec references <br>
<a href="https://github.com/openid/sharedsignals/pull/292" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/openid/sharedsignals/pull/292</a> <br>
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Comment: Section 2.3.1 says > The Transmitter Configuration Metadata MUST have a spec_version field, and its value MUST be 1_0-ID2 or greater Should we update that to be `1_0-final`?
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