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title: Postcodes.io Version 12.0.0 Release
description: Postcodes.io v12.0.0 has been released
---

[Ideal Postcodes Blog](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk)

# [Postcodes.io Version 12.0.0 Release](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/blog/postcodesio-2020-06-30)

 Written by [Doaa Kurdi](https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/author/doaa-kurdi) | Jun 29, 2020 11:00:00 PM

> Postcodes.io v12.0.0 has been released

[Postcodes.io](http://postcodes.io) v12.0.0 release brings [Ordnance for National Statistics Postcode Directory](https://ideal-postcodes.co.uk/guides/onspd-licensing), Scottish Postcode Directory and Ordnance Survey Open Names up to date.

## Recent changes (2020-06-22):

### Bug Fixes

- **a11y:** add title attributes to iframe elements and structure headings on page ([65ca5a3](https://github.com/ideal-postcodes/postcodes.io/commit/65ca5a3efaa53db39bb8263ed5cb5f45685a88ee))

### chore

- **Node:** Deprecate node 8, switch to node 12 LTS ([e8d211c](https://github.com/ideal-postcodes/postcodes.io/commit/e8d211c98bbc583061cfb8200a5d75c460cca7a7))

### Features

- **Data:** Update ONSPD, Open Names, SPD ([a92a91a](https://github.com/ideal-postcodes/postcodes.io/commit/a92a91a5a0ba76886c10fbc7016c3044ca073b87))

### BREAKING CHANGES

- **Node:** Node 8 no longer supported

Keep track of our [releases](https://github.com/ideal-postcodes/postcodes.io/releases).

## Postcodes.io

[Postcodes.io](https://postcodes.io) is an open source project maintained by Ideal Postcodes. It is a free mapping API and geocoder for the UK.

Updated with the latest data from Ordnance Survey and Office for National Statistics, you can extract address data such as the inward or outward codes of a postcode, confirm valid or deprecated postcodes and even query the nearest postcodes.

<https://blog.ideal-postcodes.co.uk/page/3>

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