KhronosGroup · marty-johnson59 · Nov 17, 2025 · Nov 5, 2025
diff --git a/docs/misc.adoc b/docs/misc.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2019-2023, Arm Limited and Contributors
+- Copyright (c) 2019-2025, Arm Limited and Contributors
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ image::./images/debug-window.png[Debug Window]
 
 == Driver version
 
-The debug window shows the driver version of the GPU, which follows the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/chap44.html#extendingvulkan-coreversions-versionnumbers[Vulkan semantics], with a major, minor, and patch number.
+The debug window shows the driver version of the GPU, which follows the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/chap44.html#extendingvulkan-coreversions-versionnumbers[Vulkan semantics], with a major, minor, and patch number.
 New versions of the driver will increment these numbers.
 
 The framework is able to get these values by calling `vkGetPhysicalDeviceProperties(physical_device, &properties)`.

diff --git a/samples/api/hpp_timestamp_queries/README.adoc b/samples/api/hpp_timestamp_queries/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023-2024, The Khronos Group
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, The Khronos Group
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ improve performance where needed.
 
 == Introduction
 
-Vulkan offers several https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#queries[query types] that allow you to query different types of information from the GPU.
-One such query type is the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#queries-timestamps[timestamp query].
+Vulkan offers several https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#queries[query types] that allow you to query different types of information from the GPU.
+One such query type is the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#queries-timestamps[timestamp query].
 
 This provides your application with a mechanism to time the execution of commands on the GPU.
 As with the other query types, a query pool is then used to either directly fetch or copy over the results to the host.
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ float delta_in_ms = float(time_stamps[1] - time_stamps[0]) * device_limits.times
 
 == vk::CommandBuffer::writeTimestamp2
 
-The https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_synchronization2.html[VK_KHR_synchronization2] extension introduced `vk::CommandBuffer::writeTimestamp2`.
+The https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_KHR_synchronization2.html[VK_KHR_synchronization2] extension introduced `vk::CommandBuffer::writeTimestamp2`.
 This is pretty much the same as the `vk::CommandBuffer::writeTimestamp` function used in this sample, but adds support for some additional pipeline stages using `vk::PipelineStageFlags2`.
 
 == Verdict

diff --git a/samples/api/timestamp_queries/README.adoc b/samples/api/timestamp_queries/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2022-2024, Sascha Willems
+- Copyright (c) 2022-2025, Sascha Willems
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ improve performance where needed.
 
 == Introduction
 
-Vulkan offers several https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#queries[query types] that allow you to query different types of information from the GPU.
-One such query type is the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#queries-timestamps[timestamp query].
+Vulkan offers several https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#queries[query types] that allow you to query different types of information from the GPU.
+One such query type is the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#queries-timestamps[timestamp query].
 
 This provides your application with a mechanism to time the execution of commands on the GPU.
 As with the other query types, a query pool is then used to either directly fetch or copy over the results to the host.
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ float delta_in_ms = float(time_stamps[1] - time_stamps[0]) * device_limits.times
 
 == vkCmdWriteTimestamp2
 
-The https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_synchronization2.html[VK_KHR_synchronization2] extension introduced `vkCmdWriteTimestamp2`.
+The https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_KHR_synchronization2.html[VK_KHR_synchronization2] extension introduced `vkCmdWriteTimestamp2`.
 This is pretty much the same as the `vkCmdWriteTimestamp` function used in this sample, but adds support for some additional pipeline stages using `VkPipelineStageFlags2`.
 
 == Verdict

diff --git a/samples/extensions/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/README.adoc
diff --git a/samples/extensions/color_write_enable/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/color_write_enable/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023, Mobica Limited
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Mobica Limited
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -58,12 +58,12 @@ The sample shows how to setup an application to work with this extension:
 
 == Documentation links
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_color_write_enable.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_EXT_color_write_enable.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkSubpassDescription.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkSubpassDescription.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkFramebufferCreateInfo.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkFramebufferCreateInfo.html
 
 == See also
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetColorWriteMaskEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetColorWriteMaskEXT.html
diff --git a/samples/extensions/conditional_rendering/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/conditional_rendering/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2022-2023, Sascha Willems
+- Copyright (c) 2022-2025, Sascha Willems
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ image::./images/sample.png[Sample]
 
 == Overview
 
-The https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_conditional_rendering.html[VK_EXT_conditional_rendering] extension allows the execution of rendering commands to be conditional based on a value taken from a dedicated conditional buffer.
+The https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_EXT_conditional_rendering.html[VK_EXT_conditional_rendering] extension allows the execution of rendering commands to be conditional based on a value taken from a dedicated conditional buffer.
 This may help an application reduce the latency by conditionally discarding rendering commands without application intervention.
 
 This sample demonstrates usage of this extension for conditionally toggling the visibility of sub-meshes of a complex glTF model.

diff --git a/samples/extensions/conservative_rasterization/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/conservative_rasterization/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2019-2023, The Khronos Group
+- Copyright (c) 2019-2025, The Khronos Group
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TIP: The source for this sample can be found in the https://github.com/KhronosGr
 endif::[]
 
 
-*Extension*: https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.2-extensions/html/vkspec.html#VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization[`VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization`]
+*Extension*: https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization[`VK_EXT_conservative_rasterization`]
 
 Uses conservative rasterization to change the way fragments are generated.
 Enables overestimation to generate fragments for every pixel touched instead of only pixels that are fully covered.
diff --git a/samples/extensions/debug_utils/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/debug_utils/README.adoc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ endif::[]
 
 == Overview
 
-This tutorial, along with the accompanying example code, demonstrates the use of the https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.2-extensions/html/vkspec.html#VK_EXT_debug_utils[VK_EXT_debug_utils] extension to setup a validation layer messenger callback and pass additional debugging information to debuggers like https://renderdoc.org/[RenderDoc].
+This tutorial, along with the accompanying example code, demonstrates the use of the https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#VK_EXT_debug_utils[VK_EXT_debug_utils] extension to setup a validation layer messenger callback and pass additional debugging information to debuggers like https://renderdoc.org/[RenderDoc].
 
 `VK_EXT_debug_utils` has been introduced based on feedback for the initial Vulkan debugging extensions `VK_EXT_debug_report` and `VK_EXT_debug_marker`, combining these into a single instance extensions with some added functionality.
 

diff --git a/samples/extensions/descriptor_buffer_basic/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/descriptor_buffer_basic/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Sascha Willems
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Sascha Willems
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ endif::[]
 == Overview
 
 Binding and managing descriptors in Vulkan can become pretty complex, both for the application and the driver.
-With the https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.2-extensions/html/vkspec.html#VK_ext_descriptor_buffer[`VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer`] extension, this interface is simplified and maps more directly to how hardware sees descriptors.
+With the https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#VK_ext_descriptor_buffer[`VK_EXT_descriptor_buffer`] extension, this interface is simplified and maps more directly to how hardware sees descriptors.
 It also simplifies the programming model, as you no longer have to create descriptor pool upfront.
 
 This sample shows how to use that extension by rendering multiple objects with different uniform buffers and images using the new interface of creating and binding descriptors.

diff --git a/samples/extensions/dynamic_blending/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/dynamic_blending/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023, Mobica Limited
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Mobica Limited
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ The sample demonstrates how the use of each operator affects color blending.
 
 == Documentation links
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetColorBlendEnableEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetColorBlendEnableEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetColorBlendEquationEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetColorBlendEquationEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetColorBlendAdvancedEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetColorBlendAdvancedEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetColorWriteMaskEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetColorWriteMaskEXT.html
diff --git a/samples/extensions/dynamic_line_rasterization/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/dynamic_line_rasterization/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023-2024, Mobica Limited
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Mobica Limited
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ The infinite grid shader is based on the code from the https://asliceofrendering
 
 == Documentation links
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetLineStippleEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetLineStippleEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetPolygonModeEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetPolygonModeEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetLineRasterizationModeEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetLineRasterizationModeEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetLineStippleEnableEXT.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetLineStippleEnableEXT.html
 
-https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/vkCmdSetLineWidth.html
+https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/vkCmdSetLineWidth.html
diff --git a/samples/extensions/extended_dynamic_state2/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/extended_dynamic_state2/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023, Mobica Limited
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Mobica Limited
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void ExtendedDynamicState2::draw_from_scene(VkCommandBuffer command_buffer, std:
 == Enabling the Extension
 
 The extended dynamic state 2 api requires Vulkan 1.0 and the appropriate headers / SDK is required.
-This extension has been https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2.html#_promotion_to_vulkan_1_3[partially] promoted to Vulkan 1.3.
+This extension has been https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_EXT_extended_dynamic_state2.html#_promotion_to_vulkan_1_3[partially] promoted to Vulkan 1.3.
 
 The device extension is provided by `VK_EXT_EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_STATE_2_EXTENSION_NAME`.
 It also requires  `VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME` instance extension to be enabled.
@@ -271,6 +271,6 @@ add_instance_extension(VK_KHR_GET_PHYSICAL_DEVICE_PROPERTIES_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
 add_device_extension(VK_EXT_EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_STATE_2_EXTENSION_NAME);
 ----
 
-If the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT.html[`VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT`] structure is included in the pNext chain of the `VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2` structure passed to vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, it is filled in to indicate whether each corresponding feature is supported.
+If the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT.html[`VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT`] structure is included in the pNext chain of the `VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2` structure passed to vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2, it is filled in to indicate whether each corresponding feature is supported.
 `VkPhysicalDeviceExtendedDynamicState2FeaturesEXT` can also be used in the pNext chain of `VkDeviceCreateInfo` to selectively enable these features.
 o selectively enable these features.
diff --git a/samples/extensions/fragment_shader_barycentric/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/fragment_shader_barycentric/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2023, Mobica Limited
+- Copyright (c) 2023-2025, Mobica Limited
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Fragment shader barycentric feature provides support for accessing the barycentr
 
 == Overview
 
-The https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric.html[VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric] extension is based on https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VK_NV_fragment_shader_barycentric.html[VK_NV_fragment_shader_barycentric].
+The https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric.html[VK_KHR_fragment_shader_barycentric] extension is based on https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_NV_fragment_shader_barycentric.html[VK_NV_fragment_shader_barycentric].
 
 The extension provides access to additional built-in variables and decorations:
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The extension provides access to additional built-in variables and decorations:
 |===
 
 The built-in fragment shader input variables `gl_BaryCoordEXT` and `gl_BaryCoordNoPerspEXT` are three-component floating-point vectors that provide the barycentric coordinates for the fragment.
-The values for these built-ins are derived as described in https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#interfaces-builtin-variables[the Vulkan API Specifications].
+The values for these built-ins are derived as described in https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#interfaces-builtin-variables[the Vulkan API Specifications].
 The built-in variables hold barycentric weights for the fragment produced using:
 
 * perspective interpolation: `gl_BaryCoordEXT`
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ layout(location = 0) pervertexEXT in vec4 perVertexAttr[];
 ----
 
 Each array element corresponds to one of the  vertices of the primitive that produced the fragment.
-The order of the vertices is defined in https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#primsrast-barycentric[the Vulkan API Specifications].
-Interpolated values are not available for inputs declared with the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/html/vkspec.html#shaders-interpolation-decorations-pervertexkhr[`pervertexEXT`].
+The order of the vertices is defined in https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#primsrast-barycentric[the Vulkan API Specifications].
+Interpolated values are not available for inputs declared with the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/html/vkspec.html#shaders-interpolation-decorations-pervertexkhr[`pervertexEXT`].
 
 The fragment shader barycentric sample demonstrates feature usage by applying different effects on a cube.
 The effects are implemented using the `pervertexEXT` decoration and built-in variables `gl_BaryCoordEXT` and `gl_BaryCoordNoPerspEXT`.
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ The following effects are available from the GUI:
 
 == Enabling the Extension
 
-Enabling the fragment shader barycentric feature is done using the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentShaderBarycentricFeaturesKHR.html[`VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentShaderBarycentricFeaturesKHR`] structure, where `fragmentShaderBarycentric` indicates barycentric support in fragment shaders.
-The structure should be passed to `vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2` in the pNext member of the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/1.3-extensions/man/html/VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2.html[`VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2`] structure.
+Enabling the fragment shader barycentric feature is done using the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentShaderBarycentricFeaturesKHR.html[`VkPhysicalDeviceFragmentShaderBarycentricFeaturesKHR`] structure, where `fragmentShaderBarycentric` indicates barycentric support in fragment shaders.
+The structure should be passed to `vkGetPhysicalDeviceFeatures2` in the pNext member of the https://registry.khronos.org/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2.html[`VkPhysicalDeviceFeatures2`] structure.
 
 [,C++]
 ----

diff --git a/samples/extensions/fragment_shading_rate/README.adoc b/samples/extensions/fragment_shading_rate/README.adoc
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ////
-- Copyright (c) 2019-2023, The Khronos Group
+- Copyright (c) 2019-2025, The Khronos Group
 -
 - SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 -
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ TIP: The source for this sample can be found in the https://github.com/KhronosGr
 endif::[]
 
 
-*Extension*: https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/1.2-extensions/man/html/VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate.html[`VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate`]
+*Extension*: https://www.khronos.org/registry/vulkan/specs/latest/man/html/VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate.html[`VK_KHR_fragment_shading_rate`]
 
 Uses a special framebuffer attachment to control fragment shading rates for different framebuffer regions.
 This allows explicit control over the number of fragment shader invocations for each pixel covered by a fragment, which is e.g.