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 The SPIR-V XML registry file is updated by Khronos whenever a new enum range is allocated.
 
-Pull requests can be made to 
+Pull requests can be made to
 - request allocation of new enum ranges in the XML registry file
 - reserve specific tokens in the JSON grammar
 
+### Reserving tokens in the JSON grammar
+
+Care should be taken to follow existing precedent in populating the details of reserved tokens. This includes:
+- pointing to what extension has more information, when possible
+- keeping enumerants in numeric order
+- when there are aliases, listing the preferred spelling first
+- adding the statement `"version" : "None"`
+
 ## How to install the headers
 
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