most recent Core Rulebooks would have its own SRD, and now we know when it will be released.

The new SRD will officially be released on April 22, per an announcement on D&D Beyond. The new SRD will be released under a Creative Commons license, meaning that anyone can use the rules provided to make their own compatible material. This new SRD sets up third-party creators for making new subclasses, spells, and other player-facing content, as well as content like adventures and monsters for DMs. As part of the SRD release, a new Basic Rules set will also be released, containing free rules that can be used by anyone.

The Importance Of The SRD Explained

SRD Allows The Use of Some D&D Rules In Third-Party Material

The SRD has long provided third-party creators with a set of rules that they can freely use and reference in their own D&D-compatible material. The original SRD, released under the Open Gaming License, led to the creation of countless "D20" systems that were functionally versions of Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 Edition. A new SRD was released for the Fifth Edition and helped to grow the popularity of that version of D&D and allow creators to make their own compatible material that they could sell without paying any kind of fee.

In 2023, the SRD became caught up in a major controversy when Wizards of the Coast attempted to revoke the Open Gaming License and replace it with a more restrictive agreement. Wizards claimed this was being done to protect the game from bad actors and large companies profiting off the game. However, after mass reprisals from of the community, Wizards agreed to release the SRD 5.1 under a Creative Commons license, ensuring that the SRD could be used by creators in perpetuity. The new SRD is also being released under the same license.

Our Take: Excited To See The D&D Community Tackle The New Ruleset

Prepare To See Tons Of Material Compatible With The New Version Of D&D

Given the changes made to character creation rules, I'm excited to see the new SRD in the hands of third-party content creators. Not only will we see popular third-party classes and subclasses get conversions for the new rules, we'll likely see an explosion of new backgrounds, feats, and species as well. I'm also interested to see what systems are included in Dungeons & Dragons' new SRD. It appears that weapon mastery will appear in the new SRD, but the bastion system will not. What new subsystems appear in D&D's SRD will determine what gets ed by the community as a whole.

Source: D&D Beyond