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Welcome to the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) announcements page. Here we post updates about the protocol, new releases, and governance updates.

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## August 25, 2026: Protocol Release v2026-08-25

We have released version v2026-08-25 of the protocol. This release introduces major protocol enhancements, key structural refactorings to support multi-vertical expansion, payments security improvements (3DS2) and structured request constraints, independent capability versioning, and grocery vertical readiness.

See the [v2026-08-25 Release Notes](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/releases/tag/v2026-08-25) for details on the changes.

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## August 11, 2026: Lodging Technical Council (Lodging TC) Formed

The nomination process for the Lodging Technical Council (Lodging TC) has officially closed. We are excited to welcome inaugural members Amadeus, Booking.com, Expedia, Google, Hilton, Marriott, and Trip.com to the Lodging TC.

For more details, read the full announcement in the [GitHub Discussion #714](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/714).

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## July 16, 2026: Food Technical Council (Food TC) Formed

The UCP Governing Council finalized the foundational members of the newly formed Food Technical Council (Food TC). Initial members include Block (Square), DoorDash, Google, Toast, and Uber Eats.

For more details, read the full announcement in the [GitHub Discussion #593](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/593).

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## April 28, 2026: Stripe Joins the Governing Council

Stripe has joined the UCP Governing Council as a new member, joining existing permanent members Google and Shopify. Additionally, the Governing Council structure is being updated to add two more elected open seats for future nominations.

For more details, read the full announcement in the [GitHub Discussion #396](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/396).

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## April 24, 2026: Technical Committee Expansion

The Tech Council has expanded its seats to 16, welcoming five new members:

* Greg Smith (Amazon)
* James Andersen (Meta)
* Patrick Jordan (Microsoft)
* Prasad Wangikar (Stripe)
* Scot DeDeo (Salesforce)
- Greg Smith (Amazon)
- James Andersen (Meta)
- Patrick Jordan (Microsoft)
- Prasad Wangikar (Stripe)
- Scot DeDeo (Salesforce)

Read the details in the [GitHub Discussion #379](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/discussions/379).

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## April 8, 2026: Protocol Release v2026-04-08

We have released version v2026-04-08 of the protocol.

See the [v2026-04-08 Release Notes](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/releases/tag/v2026-04-08) for details on the changes.

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## January 23, 2026: Protocol Release v2026-01-23

We have released version v2026-01-23 of the protocol.

See the [v2026-01-23 Release Notes](https://github.com/Universal-Commerce-Protocol/ucp/releases/tag/v2026-01-23) for details on the changes.

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## January 11, 2026: Protocol Release v2026-01-11

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- [Latest Stable UCP
Specification Index](https://ucp.dev/latest/llms.txt):
Standardized specifications for production deployments.
- [UCP Specification Index
(2026-08-25)](https://ucp.dev/2026-08-25/llms.txt):
Stable spec release version 2026-08-25.
- [UCP Specification Index
(2026-04-08)](https://ucp.dev/2026-04-08/llms.txt):
Stable spec release version 2026-04-08.
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