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Add WCAG 2.2 what's new and roadmap changes
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We've also:

- updated the components, patterns and styles to be compliant with WCAG 2.2
- made it easier for teams to understand [what's changed in WCAG 2.2 and what they need to do](/accessibility/wcag-2.2)
- made it easier for teams to [share their findings from user research](/community/share-research-findings/)
- run [Design System Day 2023](/community/design-system-day/)

## Working on now

We're:

- updating the components, patterns and styles to be compliant with WCAG 2.2
- making it easier for teams to understand what's changed in WCAG 2.2 and what they need to do
- running more workshops on accessibility
- [updating the typographic scale](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system/issues/2289), including increasing the minimum text size on mobile
- adding the [Password input](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system-backlog/issues/240) component to the Design System (thanks to Andy Sellick)

## Coming up next

We're getting ready to:

- add the [Show password](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system-backlog/issues/240) component to the Design System (thanks to Andy Sellick)
- improve the way we organise technical documentation on the website
- start working on the next pattern, [Navigation](https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-design-system-backlog/issues/76)
- run a discovery to understand how the Design System might better support teams on what they’re building today and in the future

## Future plans

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<h2 id="whats-new" class="govuk-heading-l">What’s new</h2>
<p class="govuk-body">
8 December 2023: We’ve released GOV.UK Frontend v5.0.0. This is a breaking release, so you will need to assess which changes are relevant to your service and make the required updates. There are also some new features such as the <a href="/components/task-list" class="govuk-link">Task List</a> component.
11 January 2024: We’ve released <a href="/accessibility/wcag-2.2/" class="govuk-link">guidance on how to update your service to meet the latest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2)</a>.
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You can read more about this breaking release in the guide <a href="https://frontend.design-system.service.gov.uk/changes-to-govuk-frontend-v5/" class="govuk-link">‘Changes to GOV.UK Frontend v5.0.0’</a> and the <a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/releases/tag/v5.0.0" class="govuk-link">release notes</a>.
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WCAG 2.2 changes to GOV.UK Frontend were released in v5.0.0. You can read more about this breaking release in the guide <a href="https://frontend.design-system.service.gov.uk/changes-to-govuk-frontend-v5/#changes-to-gov-uk-frontend-v5-0-0" class="govuk-link">‘Changes to GOV.UK Frontend v5.0.0’</a> and the <a href="https://github.com/alphagov/govuk-frontend/releases/tag/v5.0.0" class="govuk-link">release notes</a>.</p>
<p class="govuk-body"><a href="https://mailchi.mp/d484adee17c1/email-updates" class="govuk-link">Sign up to get update emails about the Design System</a>.</p>
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