Applicant Guidebook Version History
The table below provides an overview of the version history of the Applicant Guidebook. The latest version of the Applicant Guidebook (top row of the table) is the authoritative version.
Table V-1: Applicant Guidebook Version History
| Version Number | Date | Overview of Version |
| V1-2025.12.16 | 16 December 2025 | Final version of the Applicant Guidebook as per ICANN Board Resolution 2025.10.30.12.1 |
| V0-2025.10.302 | 30 October 2025 | ICANN Board adopted version of the Applicant Guidebook (see ICANN Board Resolution 2025.10.30.12). |
| Draft | 30 May 2025 | Draft version of the Applicant Guidebook posted for Public Comment.3 |
See ICANN Board Resolution 2025.10.30.12: https://www.icann.org/en/board-activities-and-meetings/materials/approved-resolutions-regular-meeting-of-the-icann-board-30-10-2025-en#section2.d. For details on changes made in this version, see Overview of Changes: https://icann-community.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SPIR/pages/543752261/6.+Applicant+Guidebook+Drafts.↩︎
The version number has been updated to V0. Going forward the numbering scheme for versions will be: V#-YYYY.MM.DD.↩︎
See Public Comment on Draft Applicant Guidebook: https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/icann-opens-public-comment-on-draft-applicant-guidebook-30-05-2025-en.↩︎