Release Schedule

Annual Release

The EDI Standard is published once per year in January.

Proposed modifications to the current EDI Standard proceed through a series of ballots and must be approved by impacted subcommittees, the Technical Assessment Subcommittee (TAS), and the Accredited Standards Committee stakeholders in order to be included in the next publication.

EDI Standard Enumeration

At roughly 5 to 7 year intervals, X12's EDI Standard is vetted through a process maintained by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). When ANSI approves, the EDI Standard's version number is incremented. Each publication of X12's EDI Standard is enumerated with a six-digit identifier indicating the version, release. The first three digits are the version which spans a number of calendar years. The fourth and fifth digits are the release. The ANSI approved version is identified with a release of 00, thereafter the release is incremented each calendar year. 

So, 007050 communicates that this version/release was published the 5th year after ANSI approved version 007, and that this is the annual release for that year.

The tables below depict the key dates for various steps in a normal modification/publication cycle. Note the milestone dates were adjusted at the end of 2017. Prior to 2017, the X12 standard included sub-releases published in June and October. Effective with version 007050, each annual release is published in January and contains all modifications approved in the previous calendar year.

Version 8
Release Approved for ASC
Stakeholder Ballot
Ballot
Confirmed
Available in
Glass
008050 October, 2023 December, 2023 January, 2024
008040 October, 2022 December, 2022 January, 2023
008030 October, 2021 December, 2021 January, 2022
008020 October, 2020 December, 2020 January, 2021
008010 October, 2019 December, 2019 January, 2020
008000 was approved by ANSI in 2020
Version 7
Release /
Sub-Release
Approved for ASC
Stakeholder Ballot
Ballot
Confirmed
Available in
the X12 Store
007060 October, 2018 December, 2018 January, 2019
007050 October, 2017 December, 2017 January, 2018
007042 February, 2017 June, 2017 August, 2017
007041 October, 2016 February, 2017 April, 2017
007040 June, 2016 October, 2016 January, 2017
007032 February, 2016 June, 2016 August, 2016
007031 October, 2015 February, 2016 April, 2016
007030 June, 2015 October, 2015 January, 2016
007022 February, 2015 June, 2015 August, 2015
007021 October, 2014 February, 2015 April, 2015
007020 June, 2014 October, 2014 January, 2015
007012 February, 2014 June, 2014 August, 2014
007011 October, 2013 February, 2014 April, 2014
007010 June, 2013 October, 2013 January, 2014
007000 was approved by ANSI in 2013
Version 6
Release /
Sub-Release
Approved for ASC
Stakeholder Ballot
Ballot
Confirmed
Available in
the X12 Store
006052 February, 2013 June, 2013 August, 2013
006051 October, 2012 February, 2013 April, 2013
006050 June, 2012 October, 2012 January, 2013
006042 February, 2012 June, 2012 August, 2012
006041 October, 2011 February, 2012 April, 2012
006040 June, 2011 October, 2011 January, 2012
006032 February, 2011 June, 2011 August, 2011
006031 October, 2010 February, 2011 April, 2011
006030 June, 2010 October, 2010 January, 2011
006022 February, 2010 June, 2010 August, 2010
006021 October, 2009 February, 2010 April, 2010
006020 June, 2009 October, 2009 January, 2009
006012 February, 2009 June, 2009 August, 2009
006011 October, 2008 February, 2009 April, 2009
006010 June, 2008 October, 2008 January, 2009
006000 was approved by ANSI in 2008
Version 5
Release /
Sub-Release
Approved for ASC
Stakeholder Ballot
Ballot
Confirmed
Available in
the X12 Store
005052 February, 2008 June, 2008 August, 2008
005051 October, 2007 February, 2008 April, 2008
005050 June, 2007 October, 2007 January, 2008
005042 February, 2007 June, 2007 August, 2007
005041 October, 2006 February, 2007 April, 2007
005040 June, 2006 October, 2006 January, 2007
005032 February, 2006 June, 2006 August, 2006
005031 October, 2005 February, 2006 April, 2006
005030 June, 2005 October, 2005 January, 2006
005022 February, 2005 June, 2005 August, 2005
005021 October, 2004 February, 2005 April, 2005
005020 June, 2004 October, 2004 January, 2005
005012 February, 2004 June, 2004 August, 2004
005011 October, 2003 February, 2004 April, 2004
005010 June, 2003 October, 2003 January, 2004
005000 was approved by ANSI in 2003
Version 4
Release /
Sub-Release
Approved for ASC
Stakeholder Ballot
Ballot
Confirmed
Available in
the X12 Store
004062 February, 2003 June, 2003 August, 2003
004061 October, 2002 February, 2003 April, 2003
004060 June, 2002 October, 2002 January, 2003
004052 February, 2002 June, 2002 August, 2002
004051 October, 2001 February, 2002 April, 2002
004050 June, 2001 October, 2001 January, 2002
004042 February, 2000 June, 2000 August, 2000
004041 October, 2000 February, 2001 April, 2001
004040 June, 2000 October, 2000 January, 2001
004032 February, 2000 June, 2000 August, 2000
004031 October, 1999 February, 2000 April, 2000
004030 June, 1999 October, 1999 January, 2000
004022 February, 1999 June, 1999 August, 1999
004021 October, 1998 February, 1999 April, 1999
004020 June, 1998 October, 1998 January, 1999
004012 February, 1998 June, 1998 August, 1998
004011 October, 1997 February, 1998 April, 1998
004010 June, 1997 October, 1997 January, 1998
004000 was approved by ANSI in 1997
Version 3
Release /
Sub-Release
Approved for ASC
Stakeholder Ballot
Ballot
Confirmed
Available in
the X12 Store
003072 February, 1997 June, 1997 August, 1997
003071 October, 1996 February, 1997 April, 1997
003070 June, 1996 October, 1996 January, 1997
003062 February, 1996 June, 1996 August, 1996
003061 October, 1995 February, 1996 April, 1996
003060 June, 1995 October, 1995 January, 1996
003052 February, 1995 June, 1995 August, 1995
003051 October, 1994 February, 1995 April, 1995
003050 June, 1994 October, 1994 January, 1995
003042 February, 1994 June, 1994 August, 1994
003041 October, 1993 February, 1994 April, 1994
003040 June, 1993 October, 1993 January, 1994
003032 February, 1993 June, 1993 August, 1993
003031 October, 1992 February, 1993 April, 1993
003030 June, 1992 October, 1992 January, 1993
003022 February, 1992 June, 1992 August, 1992
003021 October, 1991 February, 1992 April, 1992
003020 June, 1991 October, 1991 January, 1992
003012 February, 1991 June, 1991 August, 1991
003011 October, 1990 February, 1991 April, 1991
003010 June, 1990 October, 1990 January, 1991
003000 was approved by ANSI in 1992
Version 2
PRB did not exist for Version 2. Sub-Releases began with 002031.
002042 was approved by ASC X12 in February 1990
002041 was approved by ASC X12 in October 1989
002040 was approved by ASC X12 in May 1989
002031 was approved by ASC X12 in February 1989
002003 was approved by ASC X12 in August 1988
002002 was approved by ASC X12 in February 1988
002001 was approved by ASC X12 in November 1987
002000 was approved by ANSI in 1986
Version 1
001000 was approved by ANSI in 1983