The DocBook Schema Version 5.2 OASIS Standard published

DocBook continues its evolution - over 25 years since origin

OASIS is pleased to announce the publication of its newest OASIS Standard, approved by the members on 06 February 2024:

The DocBook Schema Version 5.2
OASIS Standard
06 February 2024

Overview:

Almost all computer hardware and software developed around the world needs some documentation. For the most part, this documentation has a similar structure and a large core of common idioms. The community benefits from having a standard, open, interchangeable vocabulary in which to write this documentation. DocBook has been, and will continue to be, designed to satisfy this requirement. For more than 25 years, DocBook has provided a structured markup vocabulary for just this purpose. DocBook Version 5.2 continues the evolution of the DocBook XML schema.

The prose specifications and related files are available here:

The DocBook Schema Version 5.2

Editable source (Authoritative):
https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/docbook-v5.2-os.docx

HTML:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/docbook-v5.2-os.html

PDF:
https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/docbook-v5.2-os.pdf

Schemas:
Relax NG schemas: https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/rng/
Schematron schemas: https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/sch/
XML catalog: https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/catalog.xml
NVDL schemas: https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/

Distribution ZIP file

For your convenience, OASIS provides a complete package of the prose specification and related files in a ZIP distribution file. You can download the ZIP file here:

https://docs.oasis-open.org/docbook/docbook/v5.2/os/docbook-v5.2-os.zip

Our congratulations to the members of the OASIS DocBook Technical Committee on achieving this milestone.