# Release History
source: https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/release-history/index.md

This section contains a history of what has been implemented in the Digital Redemptions API.

Following are the list of changes (in reverse chronological order).

| **Release Dates** | **Release Version** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        **Description**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| March 2024        | v7.1                | [Cashback Redemption Type](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md#use-case-1-cashback-redemption-type) under [Create Redemptions](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md) endpoint, added additional validations for the following fields: * redemptionType can't be null or invalid. * redemption description maximum allowed size is 160 characters. * cashbackAmount should be more than or equal to program minimum value. * cashbackAmount should be less than or equal to program maximum value. |
| February 2024     | v7.0                | * Enabled [Cashback Redemption Type](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md#use-case-1-cashback-redemption-type) under [Create Redemptions](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md) endpoint. This provides the capability to convert the cardholder's rewards points into cash.                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| January 2024      | v6.0                | * RTN(Real Time Notifications) web push notifications functionality has been added to the [Create Redemptions](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md) and [Reverse Redemption](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/reverse-redemption/index.md) endpoints for Merchandise redemption type.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| December 2023     | v5.0                | * [Get Redemptions](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/get-redemptions/index.md) endpoint, added new fields and renamed/removed some of the existing fields. Also, added external redemption history details to the response.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| July 2023         | v4.0                | * Added [Get Redemptions](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/get-redemptions/index.md) endpoint to endpoint to get the redemption history of a cardholder.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| July 2023         | v3.0                | * Added [External Item Redemption](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md#external-item-redemption) under [Create Redemptions](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-redemptions/index.md) endpoint. When a redemption request includes items to be redeemed that are hosted in an external catalog, the request should be handled as an External Item Redemption.                                                                                                                                                         |
| April 2023        | v2.0                | * Added [Create Shipping Address](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/post-shipping-addresses/index.md) endpoint to create a shipping address for a cardholder. * Added [Get Shipping Address](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/get-shipping-addresses/index.md) endpoint to retrieve shipping addresses of a cardholder.                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| December 2022     | v1.0                | * Partial credit redemption is now supported under [Reverse Redemption](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/redemptions/reverse-redemption/index.md) endpoint.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

Refer to the [Use Cases](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/use-cases/index.md) section for functionality overview and the [API Reference](https://developer.mastercard.com/digital-redemptions/documentation/api-reference/index.md) section for technical details.