Greetings: The Software Preservation Network (SPN) Metadata Working Group is pleased to release the Software Metadata Recommended Format (SMRF) Guide. SMRF aims to provide an adaptable framework to describe a range of software types to support discovery, access, and reuse in libraries, museums, archives, and repositories. You can find a link to the SMRF Guide on the SPN website: https://www.softwarepreservationnetwork.org/smrf-guide/ A sincere thank you to our community and reviewers for all their feedback on this document. Our best, The SPN Metadata Working Group Allan Christophersen (The Royal Danish Library) Elena Colón-Marrero (Bentley Historical Library) Dianne Dietrich (Cornell University Library) Patricia Falcao (Tate) Claire Fox (Yale University Library) Karen Hanson (Portico) Allen Kwan (Government of Ontario)