diff --git a/docs/list/changes.md b/docs/list/changes.md
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 # Changes made in the 2023-08-21 version of DwC
 
+NOTE: dates given in the documents will be updated to the actual ratification date once it is complete.
+
 ## 1. New terms added (change process and Executive approval required)
 
 Note: The IRI analogs of new terms (in the dwciri: namespace) are not shown. Their definitions are identical to the dwc: analogs.
diff --git a/docs/list/index.md b/docs/list/index.md
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 : List of Darwin Core terms
 
 Date version issued
-: 2023-08-18
+: 2023-08-21
 
 Date created
 : 2020-08-12
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Part of TDWG Standard
 : <http://www.tdwg.org/standards/450>
 
 This version
-: <http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-08-18>
+: <http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-08-21>
 
 Latest version
 : <http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/>
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@ Creator
 : TDWG Darwin Core Maintenance Group
 
 Bibliographic citation
-: Darwin Core Maintenance Group. 2023. List of Darwin Core terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). <http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-08-18>
+: Darwin Core Maintenance Group. 2023. List of Darwin Core terms. Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG). <http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/doc/list/2023-08-21>
 
 
 ## 1 Introduction (Informative)
 
-This document contains terms that are part of the most recent version of the Darwin Core vocabulary (<http://rs.tdwg.org/version/dwc/2023-08-18>).
+This document contains terms that are part of the most recent version of the Darwin Core vocabulary (<http://rs.tdwg.org/version/dwc/2023-08-21>).
 
 This document includes terms in four namespaces that contain recommended terms: `dwc:`, `dwciri:`, `dc:`, and `dcterms:`. However, some terms in these namespaces are deprecated or superseded and should no longer be used. Deprecation or supersession is noted in the term metadata. Namespaces that contain only deprecated terms are not included in this document, but metadata about those terms can be retrieved by dereferencing their IRIs.
 
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 # Darwin Core Quick Reference Guide
 
-This document is intended to be an easy-to-read reference of the currently (as of 2023-06-28) recommended terms maintained as part of the [Darwin Core standard](https://www.tdwg.org/standards/dwc/) and is maintained by the [Darwin Core Maintenance Group](https://www.tdwg.org/community/dwc/). 
+This document is intended to be an easy-to-read reference of the currently (as of 2023-08-21) recommended terms maintained as part of the [Darwin Core standard](https://www.tdwg.org/standards/dwc/) and is maintained by the [Darwin Core Maintenance Group](https://www.tdwg.org/community/dwc/). 
 
 
 **Need help?** Read more about how to use Darwin Core in the [Darwin Core Questions & Answers site](https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/blob/master/README.md). Still have questions? Submit a new issue (question/problem) to the [dwc-qa issues page in GitHub](https://github.com/tdwg/dwc-qa/issues), or use the [form](https://tinyurl.com/darwin-qa). See the bottom of this document for [how to cite Darwin Core](https://dwc.tdwg.org/terms/#cite-darwin-core)."