The Benchmark has been developed through a phased process of methodology development, public consultation, pilot testing, and data iteration. The table below summarizes the main published versions and key changes.
| Version | Date | Description of changes |
| v0.9 | November 2025 | Initial draft of the methodology framework and structureshared for public consultation to gather feedback andinform the release of version 1.0. |
| v1.0 | March 2026 | Incorporates feedback received from the publicconsultation phase for the official publication of the tool. |
| v1.1 | May 2026 | Incorporates the first data iteration of energy andemissions intensity figures for dry processes, based onprimary data collected during the pilot phase. |
| v2.0 | Planned for April 2027 | Expected to include benchmark grading levels, regional benchmarks, and the second data iteration. |
