{ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema", "$id": "https://designsystemdocspec.org/v0.15.2/metadata/last-updated.schema.json", "title": "Last updated metadata field", "description": "When this entity's documentation last changed. A bare ISO date covers the common case; the object form adds a note describing what changed.", "$defs": { "lastUpdated": { "description": "When this entity's documentation last changed. A bare ISO 8601 date string ('2026-05-28') covers the common case. Use the object form to add a note describing what changed.", "oneOf": [ { "$ref": "../common/dated-note.schema.json#/$defs/isoDate", "description": "ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the most recent update to this entity's documentation." }, { "type": "object", "description": "Full lastUpdated form: the date plus a note describing what changed.", "required": [ "date" ], "properties": { "date": { "$ref": "../common/dated-note.schema.json#/$defs/isoDate", "description": "ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the most recent update to this entity's documentation." }, "note": { "$ref": "../common/dated-note.schema.json#/$defs/plainNote", "description": "Plain-text note summarizing what changed in the most recent update (ex: 'Added focus-visible guidance', 'Revised contrast requirements for inverse surfaces'). MUST NOT contain markup." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ] } } }

Accepts one of:

  • isoDate
  • object — Full lastUpdated form: the date plus a note describing what changed. ISO 8601 date (YYYY-MM-DD) of the most recent update to this entity's documentation. Plain-text note summarizing what changed in the most recent update (ex: 'Added focus-visible guidance', 'Revised contrast requirements for inverse surfaces'). MUST NOT contain markup.
References: isoDate, plainNote [ "2026-05-28", { "date": "2026-05-28", "note": "Added focus-visible guidance and refreshed contrast requirements for inverse surfaces." } ]