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         //subtitle: "Expressing information with verifiable provenance",
 
         // if you wish the publication date to be other than today, set this
-        publishDate: "2024-12-21",
+        publishDate: "2023-12-21",
         crEnd: "2024-02-28",
         //prEnd: "2019-10-01",
         implementationReportURI: "https://w3c.github.io/vc-data-model-2.0-test-suite/",