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 - **Identifier:** [https://stac-extensions.github.io/mlm/v1.4.0/schema.json](https://stac-extensions.github.io/mlm/v1.4.0/schema.json)
 - **Field Name Prefix:** mlm
 - **Scope:** Collection, Item, Asset, Links
-- **Extension Maturity Classification:** Pilot
+- **Extension Maturity Classification:** Candidate
 - **Owner:**
   - [@fmigneault](https://github.com/fmigneault)
   - [@rbavery](https://github.com/rbavery)