Corpus Versioning
How corpus objects, public releases, errata, and registry snapshots relate over time.
Versioning stance
The corpus is living, but public claims must remain citeable. Wave 4 separates living corpus state from released public artifacts, semantic corpus changes, publication errata, and technical website release history.
Corpus Changelog entries, errata, release manifests, edition records, release artifacts, and registry snapshots together define how the public record changes over time.
Current public surfaces
- Corpus Changelog - semantic corpus evolution.
- Errata - publication-facing corrections.
- Release Manifest
- Changelog - technical/site release history.
Snapshot model
Working rule
Books and public release artifacts are citeable snapshots. The registry is the living source of truth for the corpus spine. When a correction changes the interpretation, status, or dependency structure of a corpus object, the public record should expose that change through the Corpus Changelog, publication errata where needed, release notes, and manifest updates. The technical changelog remains for website and repository release history.
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