*Apologies for cross-posting* We are pleased to announce the latest release of veraPDF. Version 0.8 features a re-designed command line interface (CLI) for validation and feature extraction. Highlights of this release are: - Refactored plug-in architecture; - Re-designed CLI for PDF/A validation and feature reporting; - Supporting install scripts; - Updated validation profile syntax; - Simplified machine-readable report format; - Synchronization with PDFBox 2.0 RC1 library. The most important bugs fixed in this release are: - comparison of Info dictionary and XMP metadata (PDF/A-1); - support for missing resources and resource inheritance mechanism (PDF/A-1); and - parsing TrueType fonts with zero-length tables. Download veraPDF 0.8 at: http://downloads.verapdf.org/rel/verapdf-installer.zip Release notes are published at: https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/blob/release-0.8/RELEASENOTES.md veraPDF will deliver the definitive PDF/A validator. Please download <http://downloads.verapdf.org/rel/verapdf-installer.zip> and test the software. If you encounter problems, or wish to make suggestions, please add them to the project’s GitHub issue tracker <https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/issues>. Your feedback is important, it will contribute to improving the software. About Led by the Open Preservation Foundation <http://openpreservation.org/> and the PDF Association <http://www.pdfa.org/>, the veraPDF consortium is developing the definitive open source, file-format validator for all parts and conformance levels of ISO 19005 (PDF/A). The software is designed to meet the needs of memory institutions responsible for preserving digital content for the long term. The veraPDF consortium is funded by the PREFORMA <http://www.preforma-project.eu/> project. PREFORMA (PREservation FORMAts for culture information/e-archives) is a Pre-Commercial Procurement (PCP) project co-funded by the European Commission under its FP7-ICT Programme. -- Becky McGuinness | Community Manager @openpreserve | Skype: becky.mcguinness1 *Open Preservation Foundation* *http://openpreservation.org/ <http://openpreservation.org/>*