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Versions of the CIDOC-CRM

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Version

Numbered release, according to the SIGs decision

Release Date

The date [MM/YY] that the specification document was published on the website, after having incorporated any changes that were decided upon during the SIG meeting that immediately preceded this release.

Available Documents

The definition of the CIDOC CRM (the specification document and, where available, its translations).

Encodings

This column provides encodings of the CIDOC-CRM in different formats, where available. Specifically,

  • an RDFS encoding of the corresponding CIDOC-CRM version: The links provide a set of automatically generated RDF files that can be used for implementation, referencing, or any other official purpose. Such links are only provided for versions that are stable and recommended for implementation. The "application/rdf+xml" requests to https://cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/ resolve to the RDFS encoding of the latest stable/official version of CIDOC-CRM.
  • the JSON-LD Context (https://json-ld.org/spec/latest/json-ld/#the-context) of the corresponding CIDOC-CRM version: A JSON-LD Context will only be provided for Official and Stable versions.  an XML encoding of the corresponding CIDOC-CRM version: It provides a machine-readable format of all class and property declarations. XML links will only be provided for Official and Stable versions.
  • the Classes & Properties declarations: Interactive HTML page containing declarations of all classes and properties of the corresponding CIDOC-CRM version, with capability of navigation, visualization, inspection of direct and inherited class properties, and other functionalities. This link will only be provided for Official and Stable versions.
  • the Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning: Interactive HTML page containing declarations of all classes and properties of the corresponding CIDOC-CRM version together with translations and versioning information. This link will only be provided for Official and Stable versions. 
Status
  • Official (ISO Correspondence) : A revised and complete community version of the CIDOC CRM ontology that functions as a direct correspondence to the ISO version. Compared to the latest previous 'Official' version, this version incorporates error corrections and minor editorial changes such as fixing typos or formatting issues.It forms a stable release of the standard and can be used for implementation, reference and any other official purpose. The document is final and will undergo no further change. This release is accompanied by an RDFS and other serializations.
  • Official (Base for initial ISO submission) : A revised and complete community version of the CIDOC CRM ontology that is the base for the submission to ISO. It forms a stable release of the standard and can be used for implementation, reference and any other official purpose. The document is final and will undergo no further change. This release is accompanied by an RDFS and other serializations.
  • Stable : A revised and complete community version of the compatible model. It forms a stable release of the model and can be used for implementation, reference and any other official purpose. The document is final and will undergo no further change. This release may be accompanied by an RDFS and other serializations.
  • Draft : A version of a compatible model that is subject to issues identified and discussed on the SIG mailing list. This release should be used only for the purpose of following ongoing modeling discussions, or ones of historical interest. This document is not meant to support implementations, referencing or other official activities.

For legacy versions of the CIDOC CRM (those predating v4.0) the reader is advised to look at the old CIDOC CRM site.

Version Release Date Available Documents Encodings Status
Version 7.3.1 May 2025 cidoc crm v7.3.1.pdf (3.89 MB)
cidoc crm 7.3.1.docx (1.68 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
Version 7.3 August 2024 cidoc crm v7.3.pdf (4.7 MB)
cidoc crm v7.3.docx (1.68 MB)
Draft
Version 7.2.4 February 2024 cidoc crm v7.2.4.pdf (4.71 MB)
cidoc crm v7.2.4.docx (1.65 MB)
Draft
Version 7.1.3 February 2024 cidoc crm v7.1.3.pdf (4.38 MB)
cidoc crm v7.1.3.docx (1.6 MB)
French translation
- Namespace: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/
- RDFS (main, pc, suppl., gitlab)
- JSON-LD Context
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Official (ISO Correspondence)
Version 7.2.3 August 2023 cidoc_crm_V7.2.3.pdf (4.39 MB)
cidoc_crm_V7.2.3.docx (1.52 MB)
Draft
Version 7.2.2 October 2022 CIDOC CRM v7.2.2.pdf (4.36 MB)
CIDOC CRM v7.2.2.docx (1.44 MB)
Draft
Version 7.1.2 June 2022 CIDOC CRM V7.1.2.pdf (4.71 MB)
CIDOC CRM V7.1.2.docx (1.82 MB)
French translation
- RDFS (main, pc, suppl., gitlab)
- JSON-LD Context
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Official (Base for initial ISO submission)
Version 7.2.1 June 2022 v7.2.1.docx (1.51 MB)
v7.2.1.pdf (4.57 MB)
Draft
Version 7.2 October 2021 (.pdf) (5.98 MB)
(.docx) (1.5 MB)
Draft
version 7.1.1 May 2021 https://doi.org/10.26225/FDZH-X261 (5.76 MB)
(.docx) (1.49 MB)
- RDFS (main, pc, suppl., gitlab)
- JSON-LD Context
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
version 7.1 March 2021 (.pdf) (6.46 MB)
(.doc) (2.97 MB)
French translation
Russian translation
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 7.0.1 October 2020 (vol.A.pdf) (4.84 MB)
(vol.A.docx) (1.62 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 7.0 June 2020 (vol.A.pdf) (4.46 MB)
(vol A..docx) (1.57 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 6.2.9 April 2020 (vol.A.pdf) (4.75 MB)
(vol.A.docx) (1.84 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 6.2.8 February 2020 (vol.A.pdf) (4.71 MB)
(vol.A.docx) (1.65 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 6.2.7 October 2019 (vol.A.pdf) (4.66 MB)
(vol.A.docx) (1.01 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 6.2.6 June 2019 (Vol.A.pdf) (3.54 MB)
(Vol.B.pdf) (3.65 MB)
(vol.A.docx) (736.91 KB)
(Vol.B.docx) (1.27 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 6.2.5 March 2019 (vol A.pdf) (3.62 MB)
(vol B..pdf) (3.61 MB)
(Vol. B. docx) (1.25 MB)
(vol. A. docx) (765.52 KB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
version 6.2.4 November 2018 (.pdf) (5.21 MB)
(.docx) (1.85 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
Version 6.2.3 May 2018 (.pdf) (5.36 MB)
(.docx) (1.84 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
Version 6.2.2 September 2017 (.pdf) (4.91 MB)
(.docx) (1.72 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
Version 6.2.1 October 2015 (.pdf) (2.99 MB)
(.docx) (737.97 KB)
- RDFS (main)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 6.2 May 2015 (.pdf) (4.09 MB)
(.doc) (718.65 KB)
- RDFS (main, pc, owl)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 6.1 February 2015 (.pdf) (3.89 MB)
(.doc) (2.76 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Draft
Version 6.0 January 2015 (.pdf) (3.62 MB)
(.doc) (2.62 MB)
- RDFS (main, pc)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 5.1.2 October 2013 (.pdf) (2.71 MB)
(.doc) (2.92 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 5.1 May 2013 (.pdf) (1.54 MB)
(.doc) (3.09 MB)
- RDFS (main)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 5.0.4 December 2011 (.pdf) (1.57 MB)
(.doc) (3.65 MB)
- RDFS (main)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Official (ISO Correspondence)
Version 5.0.3 October 2011 (.pdf) (1.55 MB)
(.doc) (3.63 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 5.0.2 December 2010 (.pdf) (882.73 KB)
(.doc) (3.54 MB)
Chinese translation
- RDFS (main)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 5.0.1 November 2009 (.pdf) (856.46 KB)
(.doc) (3.18 MB)
(.rar) (232.82 KB)
German translation
- RDFS (main)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
version 5.0 December 2008 (.pdf) (918.74 KB)
(.docx) (2.34 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
version 4.3 November 2008 (.pdf) (1.37 MB)
(.doc) (2.99 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 4.2.5a September 2008 (.pdf) (2.6 MB)
(.docx) (2.19 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
version 4.2.5 May 2008 (.pdf) (2.12 MB)
(.doc) (2.07 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
version 4.2.4 March 2008 (.pdf) (687.14 KB)
(.doc) (1.95 MB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 4.2 June 2005 (.pdf) (582.07 KB)
(.doc) (1.01 MB)
Russian translation
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 4.1 April 2005 (.pdf) (1.33 MB)
(.doc) (1.55 MB)
Greek translation
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable
Version 4.0 March 2004 (.pdf) (699.07 KB)
(.doc) (1.02 MB)
(.rar) (233.19 KB)
- XML
- Classes & Properties declarations

- Classes & Properties Translations & Versioning
Stable

For legacy versions of the CIDOC CRM (those predating v4.0) the reader is advised to look at the old CIDOC CRM site.

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