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-# Dataspace Protocol - Working Draft
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-> __NOTE:__ These specifications are working drafts and subject to change.
+# Dataspace Protocol Release 2024-1
 
 > __NOTE:__ For GitHub users, the link to the rendered content is https://docs.internationaldataspaces.org/dataspace-protocol/.
 
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 ## About versions of the Dataspace Protocol
 
-The specification of the Dataspace Protocol is work in progress and subject to change. Since [version 0.8](https://github.com/International-Data-Spaces-Association/ids-specification/releases/tag/v0.8) the specification is stable with changes in details. All changes made to the specification can be reviewed in the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/International-Data-Spaces-Association/ids-specification/).
+This specification [version 2024-1](https://github.com/International-Data-Spaces-Association/ids-specification/releases/tag/v0.8) of the Dataspace Protocol is the release candidate and considered to be stable. Further changes shall not affect conformity.
+  Since [version 0.8](https://github.com/International-Data-Spaces-Association/ids-specification/releases/tag/v0.8) the specification is stable with changes in details. All changes made to the specification can be reviewed in the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/International-Data-Spaces-Association/ids-specification/).
 
-> __NOTE:__ A versioning scheme beside the commits to the repository is not available but will be provided in the future. 
+> __NOTE:__ A versioning scheme beside the commits to the repository is not available but will be provided in the future.
 
 ## Abstract