Editing PRINCE2 (section)

==History of PRINCE2 editions==
Below is a list of all the editions of PRINCE2. As of 1 January 2020, "PRINCE2 2017" was renamed "PRINCE2 6th Edition". Also, the previous edition, "PRINCE2 2009" was renamed "PRINCE2 5th Edition". There were no other changes except the name of the brand. The reason for the name change was to "ensure the format of the name is aligned with that used by other frameworks within the project management industry".<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRINCE2 2017 is renamed PRINCE2 6th Edition {{!}} UK|url=https://www.prince2.com/uk/blog/prince2-2017-is-renamed-prince2-6th-edition|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.prince2.com}}</ref> As list of all versions of PRINCE2 are printed in the cover of the PRINCE2 manual:
{| class="wikitable"
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! Release year !! Release name || Release edition
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| 1996 || PRINCE2 1996 || PRINCE2 1st Edition*
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| 1998 || PRINCE2 1998 || PRINCE2 2nd Edition*
|-
| 2002 || PRINCE2 2002 || PRINCE2 3rd Edition*
|-
| 2005 || PRINCE2 2005 || PRINCE2 4th Edition*
|-
| 2009 || PRINCE2 2009 || PRINCE2 5th Edition
|-
| 2017 || PRINCE2 2017 || PRINCE2 6th Edition
|-
| 2023 || PRINCE2 2023 || PRINCE2 7th Edition
|-
|}

(*nth names added for other editions in order for context, but they were not referred to these names originally. However, they are referenced as such in the PRINCE2 manual cover page.)