3GPP 21.900 v20.0.0 — the document's own text

4.6.5 Updating and release of new versions of the specifications

Taught in 4. The life of a 3GPP document, from blank page to published version (How standards actually get made, in depth), 5. The Change Request, field by field (How standards actually get made, in depth).

If there is at least one Approved CR to a given specification, a new version number of the specification shall be allocated (see clause 4.2.3), and the Support Team shall produce and issue a new version of the specification.