diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78d2fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+	"json.schemas": [
+		{
+			"fileMatch": [
+				"releases-v1.json"
+			],
+			"url": "/releases-v1.schema.json"
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0121749..e5c32b1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Single source of truth regarding past and future releases of the Polkadot SDK.
 
-This repo contains a [JSON schema](./releases.schema.json) as schema for the [releases.json](./releases.json) file that tracks all SDK releases.
+This repo contains a [JSON schema](./v1-releases.schema.json) as schema for the [releases.json](./v1-releases.json) file that tracks all SDK releases. The schema and releases file are suffixed with `v1` in case we ever do a breaking change to the format.
 
 ## Roadmap
 
diff --git a/releases-v1.json b/releases-v1.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d79187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases-v1.json
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+{
+	"Polkadot SDK": {
+		"recommended": {
+			"release": "stable2407",
+			"patch": "2"
+		},
+		"releases": {
+			"stable2407": {
+				"state": "maintained",
+				"cutoff": "2024-04-29",
+				"publish": {
+					"when": "2024-04-29",
+					"tag": "polkadot-stable2407"
+				},
+				"endOfLife": "2025-04-29",
+				"patches": {
+					"stable2407-1": {
+						"cutoff": "2024-08-14",
+						"publish": {
+							"when": "2024-08-15",
+							"tag": "polkadot-stable2407-1"
+						},
+						"state": "maintained"
+					},
+					"stable2407-2": {
+						"cutoff": "2024-08-28",
+						"publish": {
+							"estimated": "2024-08-30"
+						},
+						"state": "planned"
+					},
+					"stable2407-3": {
+						"cutoff": "2024-09-11",
+						"publish": {
+							"estimated": "2024-09-13"
+						},
+						"state": "planned"
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"stable2410": {
+				"state": "planned",
+				"cutoff": {
+					"estimated": "2024-09-02"
+				},
+				"publish": {
+					"estimated": "2024-09-25"
+				},
+				"endOfLife": {
+					"estimated": "2025-09-25"
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"changelog": "https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot-sdk/releases/tag/$TAG"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/releases-v1.schema.json b/releases-v1.schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..15d4bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releases-v1.schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+{
+	"title": "Release Registry Schema",
+	"type": "object",
+	"propertyNames": {
+		"enum": [
+			"Polkadot SDK",
+			"Fellowship Runtimes"
+		]
+	},
+	"patternProperties": {
+		"^(Polkadot SDK|Fellowship Runtimes)$": {
+			"$ref": "#/definitions/projectInfo"
+		}
+	},
+	"additionalProperties": false,
+	"definitions": {
+		"projectInfo": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": {
+				"recommended": {
+					"type": "object",
+					"properties": {
+						"release": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"pattern": "^stable2[45][01][0-9]$",
+							"description": "The recommended release to use"
+						},
+						"patch": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"pattern": "^[1-9][0-9]*$",
+							"description": "The recommended patch number to use"
+						}
+					},
+					"required": [
+						"release"
+					],
+					"additionalProperties": false,
+					"description": "The recommended version to use"
+				},
+				"releases": {
+					"type": "object",
+					"patternProperties": {
+						"^stable2[45][01][0-9]$": {
+							"$ref": "#/definitions/releaseInfo"
+						}
+					},
+					"additionalProperties": false
+				},
+				"changelog": {
+					"type": "string",
+					"format": "uri",
+					"description": "The URL blueprint to the changelog. $TAG is a placeholder for the tag."
+				}
+			},
+			"required": [
+				"releases",
+				"recommended",
+				"changelog"
+			],
+			"additionalProperties": false
+		},
+		"releaseInfo": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": {
+				"kind": {
+					"type": "string",
+					"enum": [
+						"stable"
+					],
+					"description": "The kind of release"
+				},
+				"cutoff": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/dateOrEstimated"
+				},
+				"publish": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/publishInfo"
+				},
+				"endOfLife": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/dateOrEstimated"
+				},
+				"state": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/maintainedState"
+				},
+				"patches": {
+					"type": "object",
+					"patternProperties": {
+						"^stable2[45][01][0-9]-[1-9]+$": {
+							"$ref": "#/definitions/patchInfo"
+						}
+					},
+					"additionalProperties": false
+				}
+			},
+			"required": [
+				"cutoff",
+				"publish",
+				"endOfLife",
+				"state"
+			],
+			"additionalProperties": false
+		},
+		"patchInfo": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": {
+				"cutoff": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/dateOrEstimated"
+				},
+				"publish": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/publishInfo"
+				},
+				"state": {
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/maintainedState"
+				}
+			},
+			"required": [
+				"cutoff",
+				"publish",
+				"state"
+			],
+			"additionalProperties": false
+		},
+		"dateOrEstimated": {
+			"oneOf": [
+				{
+					"type": "string",
+					"format": "date",
+					"description": "An exact date"
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "object",
+					"properties": {
+						"estimated": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"format": "date"
+						}
+					},
+					"required": [
+						"estimated"
+					],
+					"description": "An estimated date"
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		"publishInfo": {
+			"oneOf": [
+				{
+					"type": "object",
+					"description": "When the release was published, together with its tag.",
+					"properties": {
+						"when": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"format": "date"
+						},
+						"tag": {
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					},
+					"required": [
+						"when",
+						"tag"
+					]
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "object",
+					"properties": {
+						"estimated": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"format": "date"
+						}
+					},
+					"required": [
+						"estimated"
+					],
+					"description": "The estimated date for publishing the release"
+				}
+			]
+		},
+		"maintainedState": {
+			"oneOf": [
+				{
+					"type": "string",
+					"enum": [
+						"planned",
+						"maintained"
+					],
+					"description": "The release is either planned for a future date or currently maintained."
+				},
+				{
+					"$ref": "#/definitions/deprecatedState"
+				}
+			],
+			"description": "State of a release"
+		},
+		"deprecatedState": {
+			"type": "object",
+			"properties": {
+				"deprecated": {
+					"type": "object",
+					"properties": {
+						"since": {
+							"type": "string",
+							"format": "date"
+						},
+						"useInstead": {
+							"type": "string"
+						}
+					},
+					"required": [
+						"since",
+						"useInstead"
+					]
+				}
+			},
+			"required": [
+				"deprecated"
+			]
+		}
+	}
+}