generated: '2026-09-17'
method: searched
source: https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/reference/#history
docs: https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/reference/
scheme: semantic-style documentation version (MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH) shared by the technical docs and the OpenAPI info.version
current_version: 1.2.0
current_date: '2026-07-02'
entry_count: 3
entries:
- version: 1.2.0
  date: '2026-07-02'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Clarifies handling for ZIP+4 standardization (drop the +4 before hashing).
  - Adds supplemental information about work item Ids (12-character Base62, unique across lists, permanent).
  - Adds system notification settings, including how to configure optional webhooks.
  links:
  - https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/working-with-data/#hashing
  - https://privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers/technical-specifications/reference/#notifications
- version: 1.1.0
  date: '2026-06-03'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - General release of the technical documentation on privacy.ca.gov/drop-for-data-brokers.
  - Adds information about cancellations and the Removed .csv file.
- version: 1.0.0
  date: '2026-04-02'
  breaking: false
  highlights:
  - Initial release in DROP, accompanying the DROP Sandbox.
note: >-
  The version history covers the technical documentation and API contract together; there is no
  separate API release feed, RSS or dated developer changelog. Agency-wide announcements live at
  https://cppa.ca.gov/announcements/ and https://privacy.ca.gov/about-us/newsroom/.