# RGDS v2.0.1

This patch release includes the P0 and P1 remediation and the intervening documentation changes since the historical `v.2.0.0` tag.

## Changes

- Corrected outcome descriptions, example identities, field references, and the stated scope of schema and CI checks. Removed unsupported regulatory and timing claims.
- Added implementation citation metadata and preserved the previous DOI attribution in the provenance record. The Zenodo DOI remains a reference to the independent study v1.4.
- Unified semantic checks across both validator entry points and enabled date-format validation in the single-record validator. Added nine regression tests to CI.
- Revised governance, AI-assistance guidance, reviewer checklists, role mappings, and illustrative AI review artifacts.
- Revised evaluation plans, evidence rubrics, decision extracts, the scorecard template, and internal requirements traceability. These materials do not establish field effectiveness.
- Restored the complete Apache 2.0 terms from the historical release, retaining the current copyright notice. The cumulative release also includes earlier NOTICE updates.

## Compatibility and evidence

The decision schemas, decision template, and six canonical JSON records are unchanged from `v.2.0.0`. The validator script version is 1.0.1. Closing validator gaps can reject records that previously passed, particularly invalid dates or incomplete AI disclosures. Warning severity is unchanged; strict mode continues to treat warnings as failures.

Release validation covers all four repository Make targets, strict batch validation, strict validation of each of the six canonical records, and the nine regression tests. Additional checks cover citation metadata, schema validity, relative links, and preservation of the decision contract and historical records.

RGDS remains a working reference implementation. Passing repository checks does not establish regulatory compliance, independent research validation, or Node & Norm admission.

Historical releases and tags retain their original identities and content. This release does not assign the independent-study DOI to the implementation. Codex assisted with preparation and validation under the repository owner's authorization.