diff --git a/standard/requirements/core/REQ_releasing.adoc b/standard/requirements/core/REQ_releasing.adoc
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[[req_core_releasing]]
+[width="90%",cols="2,6a"]
+|===
+^|*Requirement {counter:req-id}* |*/req/core/releasing*
+^|A |Final approval of the WTH updates will go through the WMO fast-track amendment process.footnote:[https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/wis/amendment-processes-wis-manuals-and-guides]
+^|B |Addition of a new centre identifier SHALL trigger an **immediate** stable release of WTH updates, which is not required to align with the WMO fast-track amendment process.footnote:[https://community.wmo.int/en/activity-areas/wis/amendment-processes-wis-manuals-and-guides]
+^|C |Immediate stable releases SHALL only contain changes resulting from a new centre identifier.
+|===
diff --git a/standard/requirements/core/REQ_versioning.adoc b/standard/requirements/core/REQ_versioning.adoc
index a60be7c..39db6ac 100644
--- a/standard/requirements/core/REQ_versioning.adoc
+++ b/standard/requirements/core/REQ_versioning.adoc
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
 ^|B |A renaming of a topic at any level SHALL result in a major version update.
 ^|C |A change in structure of the topic hierarchy SHALL result in a major version update.
 ^|D |A new topic SHALL NOT result in any version update.
-^|E |A major version SHALL result in a change / bump to the version level (i.e. ``a`` -> ``b``).
-^|F |A minor version SHALL NOT result in any changes to the version level.
-^|G |A renaming or removal in the WMO Notification Message encoding SHALL result in a major version update.
+^|E |A new centre identifier SHALL NOT result in any version update.
+^|F |A major version SHALL result in a change / bump to the version level (i.e. ``a`` -> ``b``).
+^|G |A minor version SHALL NOT result in any changes to the version level.
+^|H |A renaming or removal in the WMO Notification Message encoding SHALL result in a major version update.
 |===
diff --git a/standard/sections/clause_7_normative_text.adoc b/standard/sections/clause_7_normative_text.adoc
index 24ddeba..505a0dc 100644
--- a/standard/sections/clause_7_normative_text.adoc
+++ b/standard/sections/clause_7_normative_text.adoc
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ The WIS Topic Hierarchy has been developed according to the classification of th
 2. Domain specific topic subcategory levels (level 8 and beyond): topic structures proposed by domain experts and user communities.  Note that the number of levels in this part may vary according to the requirements of various domains, and are meant to represent a hierarchical representation of data publication from a given domain.
 
 include::../requirements/core/REQ_management.adoc[]
+include::../requirements/core/REQ_releasing.adoc[]
 
 ==== Versioning