Merge pull request #1871 from nedbat/nedbat/metadata-version

Mention the metadata version at the top, and re-order the history

Author: ncoghlan

source/specifications/core-metadata.rst

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 Core metadata specifications
 ============================
 
+This page describes version 2.4, approved in August 2024.
+
 Fields defined in the following specification should be considered valid,
 complete and not subject to change. The required fields are:
 
@@ -921,27 +923,30 @@ Example::
 History
 =======
 
-- March 2001: Core metadata 1.0 was approved through :pep:`241`.
-- April 2003: Core metadata 1.1 was approved through :pep:`314`:
-- February 2010: Core metadata 1.2 was approved through :pep:`345`.
-- February 2018: Core metadata 2.1 was approved through :pep:`566`.
+- August 2024: Core metadata 2.4 was approved through :pep:`639`.
 
-  - Added ``Description-Content-Type`` and ``Provides-Extra``.
-  - Added canonical method for transforming metadata to JSON.
-  - Restricted the grammar of the ``Name`` field.
+  - Added the ``License-Expression`` field.
+  - Added the ``License-File`` field.
+
+- March 2022: Core metadata 2.3 was approved through :pep:`685`.
+
+  - Restricted extra names to be normalized.
 
 - October 2020: Core metadata 2.2 was approved through :pep:`643`.
 
   - Added the ``Dynamic`` field.
 
-- March 2022: Core metadata 2.3 was approved through :pep:`685`.
+- February 2018: Core metadata 2.1 was approved through :pep:`566`.
 
-  - Restricted extra names to be normalized.
+  - Added ``Description-Content-Type`` and ``Provides-Extra``.
+  - Added canonical method for transforming metadata to JSON.
+  - Restricted the grammar of the ``Name`` field.
 
-- August 2024: Core metadata 2.4 was approved through :pep:`639`.
+- February 2010: Core metadata 1.2 was approved through :pep:`345`.
 
-  - Added the ``License-Expression`` field.
-  - Added the ``License-File`` field.
+- April 2003: Core metadata 1.1 was approved through :pep:`314`:
+
+- March 2001: Core metadata 1.0 was approved through :pep:`241`.
 
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