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# News
Stay up to date with the latest news from the AboutCode community.

### ISO starts work on Package-URL (PURL) specification
**Date**: October 7, 2026

**Details**: ISO has assigned Draft International Standard number [27056](https://www.iso.org/standard/95170.html) to the Package-URL (PURL) specification ECMA-427. Creating an ISO standard for PURL is proceeding under the [ISO/IEC JTC 1](https://jtc1info.org/) Joint
Technical Committee.

### ECMA-xxx-VERS 1st Edition approved by Ecma TC54
**Date**: October 6, 2026

**Details**: Ecma [Technical Commmittee TC54](https://tc54.org/) approved
the 1st Edition of the new VERS standard [ECMA-xxx-VERS 1st Edition](https://ecma-tc54.github.io/ECMA-xxx-VERS/).
This new edition is pending approval by the Ecma General Assembly in December.
The ECMA standard number (ECMA-xxx) for VERS will be assigned after the GA
approval.

### ECMA-427 2nd Edition approved by Ecma TC54
**Date**: October 6, 2026

**Details**: Ecma [Technical Commmittee TC54](https://tc54.org/) approved
the PURL standard [ECMA-427 2nd Edition](https://ecma-tc54.github.io/ECMA-427/).
This new edition is pending approval by the Ecma General Assembly in December.

See the [Release Notes](https://github.com/package-url/purl-spec/blob/main/docs/specification/ECMA-427-2nd_Edition-Release_notes.md)
for an overview of the changes.

## OSI and AboutCode announce three-year roadmap for ClearlyDefined's technical foundation
* **Date**: April 14, 2026
* **Details**: The Clearly Defined project has published a three-year [roadmap](https://docs.clearlydefined.io/docs/resources/roadmap) developed by AboutCode in collaboration with the community to strengthen ClearlyDefined’s technical foundations, expand its capabilities, and grow its global adoption.
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* **Date**: December 10, 2025
* **Details**: The Package-URL (PURL) standard has reached a major milestone
with its approval as [the ECMA-427 standard](https://ecma-tc54.github.io/ECMA-427/).
This validates PURL as the primary standard for software package
This validates PURL as the primary standard for software package
identification across the software supply chain. PURL is also on a fast-track
for submission to [ISO/IEC JTC 1](https://www.iso.org/committee/45020.html)
to become an ISO standard.
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