diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index 9cfdc165..6adf4d2a 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ authors:
   - family-names: Kinoshita
     given-names: Bruno
     orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8250-4074
+  - family-names: Lenz
+    given-names: Julian
+    orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5250-0005
   - family-names: Leo
     given-names: Simone
     orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8271-5429
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3fd58888..6db6548d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ Options:
 * Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 * Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 * Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+* Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 
 Licensed under the
 Apache License, version 2.0 <https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>,
diff --git a/examples/fastapi/main.py b/examples/fastapi/main.py
index fd9b09dd..b8c9c612 100644
--- a/examples/fastapi/main.py
+++ b/examples/fastapi/main.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/examples/read_test_metadata.py b/examples/read_test_metadata.py
index 4fe6087d..34d647a8 100644
--- a/examples/read_test_metadata.py
+++ b/examples/read_test_metadata.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/__init__.py b/rocrate/__init__.py
index 986610c3..ad1fe266 100644
--- a/rocrate/__init__.py
+++ b/rocrate/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     'Matthias Hörtenhuber',
     'Sebastiaan Huber',
     'Bruno Kinoshita',
+    'Julian Lenz',
     'Simone Leo',
     'Pablo Orviz',
     'Luca Pireddu',
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@
 Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 """
 __license__ = ("Apache License, version 2.0 "
                "<https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>")
diff --git a/rocrate/cli.py b/rocrate/cli.py
index 47e3338b..8d177349 100644
--- a/rocrate/cli.py
+++ b/rocrate/cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -93,9 +94,15 @@ def cli():
     metavar="NAME",
     help="Exclude files or directories from the metadata file. NAME may be a single name or a comma-separated list of names.",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--crate-version",
+    default="1.2",
+    type=str,
+    help="Version of the RO-Crate standard to initialize the crate with.",
+)
 @OPTION_CRATE_PATH
-def init(crate_dir, gen_preview, exclude):
-    crate = ROCrate(crate_dir, init=True, gen_preview=gen_preview, exclude=exclude)
+def init(crate_dir, gen_preview, exclude, crate_version):
+    crate = ROCrate(crate_dir, init=True, gen_preview=gen_preview, exclude=exclude, version=crate_version)
     crate.metadata.write(crate_dir)
     if crate.preview:
         crate.preview.write(crate_dir)
diff --git a/rocrate/memory_buffer.py b/rocrate/memory_buffer.py
index c9b5340d..eaa3b60d 100644
--- a/rocrate/memory_buffer.py
+++ b/rocrate/memory_buffer.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/metadata.py b/rocrate/metadata.py
index dfa009ae..281db8dd 100644
--- a/rocrate/metadata.py
+++ b/rocrate/metadata.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/__init__.py b/rocrate/model/__init__.py
index 59bbe3bc..a4ca8cda 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/__init__.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/computationalworkflow.py b/rocrate/model/computationalworkflow.py
index 093ab657..eb77dd83 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/computationalworkflow.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/computationalworkflow.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/computerlanguage.py b/rocrate/model/computerlanguage.py
index 3103051c..76a047b7 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/computerlanguage.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/computerlanguage.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/contextentity.py b/rocrate/model/contextentity.py
index a59cefcf..296c4fb2 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/contextentity.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/contextentity.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/creativework.py b/rocrate/model/creativework.py
index 95dcac36..ac50c3db 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/creativework.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/creativework.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/data_entity.py b/rocrate/model/data_entity.py
index ca35783e..4bae8526 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/data_entity.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/data_entity.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/dataset.py b/rocrate/model/dataset.py
index 859c672b..c6648399 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/dataset.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/dataset.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/entity.py b/rocrate/model/entity.py
index ddc4a776..80f1cb84 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/entity.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/entity.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/file.py b/rocrate/model/file.py
index 0c087433..e0d0ca4e 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/file.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/file.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/file_or_dir.py b/rocrate/model/file_or_dir.py
index 0b5372ef..eb245c85 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/file_or_dir.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/file_or_dir.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/metadata.py b/rocrate/model/metadata.py
index af16bdb2..5ce73f0e 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/metadata.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/metadata.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/person.py b/rocrate/model/person.py
index 9652580d..b10b651a 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/person.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/person.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/preview.py b/rocrate/model/preview.py
index 86d4f6d7..48e95fd1 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/preview.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/preview.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/root_dataset.py b/rocrate/model/root_dataset.py
index e1c07267..d0faacaa 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/root_dataset.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/root_dataset.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/softwareapplication.py b/rocrate/model/softwareapplication.py
index 941bc110..e5d6b94f 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/softwareapplication.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/softwareapplication.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/testdefinition.py b/rocrate/model/testdefinition.py
index 207dad98..c34ed32e 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/testdefinition.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/testdefinition.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/testinstance.py b/rocrate/model/testinstance.py
index e3be429d..c4233053 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/testinstance.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/testinstance.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/testservice.py b/rocrate/model/testservice.py
index 4fbb5a8e..2809c18e 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/testservice.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/testservice.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/model/testsuite.py b/rocrate/model/testsuite.py
index 17c41892..104a278d 100644
--- a/rocrate/model/testsuite.py
+++ b/rocrate/model/testsuite.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/rocrate.py b/rocrate/rocrate.py
index 005595f0..3e75cd53 100644
--- a/rocrate/rocrate.py
+++ b/rocrate/rocrate.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ def __init__(self,
             self.mode = Mode.INIT
             if isinstance(source, dict):
                 raise ValueError("parameter 'init' is not compatible with a dict source")
-            self.__init_from_tree(source, gen_preview=gen_preview)
+            self.__init_from_tree(source, gen_preview=gen_preview, version=version)
         else:
             self.mode = Mode.READ
             source = self.__read(source, gen_preview=gen_preview)
diff --git a/rocrate/utils.py b/rocrate/utils.py
index a7c743b8..4f318683 100644
--- a/rocrate/utils.py
+++ b/rocrate/utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/rocrate/vocabs.py b/rocrate/vocabs.py
index 522d6fe3..89774834 100644
--- a/rocrate/vocabs.py
+++ b/rocrate/vocabs.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 42f4f5c4..9494f43e 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@
         'Matthias Hörtenhuber',
         'Sebastiaan Huber',
         'Bruno Kinoshita',
+        'Julian Lenz',
         'Simone Leo',
         'Pablo Orviz',
         'Luca Pireddu',
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 0ac5387c..e0c5bcbd 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_cli.py b/test/test_cli.py
index 61fa3b4f..110737c2 100644
--- a/test/test_cli.py
+++ b/test/test_cli.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -121,6 +122,23 @@ def test_cli_init(test_data_dir, helpers, monkeypatch, cwd, gen_preview):
     assert json_entities["sort-and-change-case.ga"]["@type"] == "File"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("version", ["1.0", "1.1"])
+def test_cli_init_version(test_data_dir, helpers, version):
+    crate_dir = test_data_dir / "ro-crate-galaxy-sortchangecase"
+    metadata_path = crate_dir / helpers.METADATA_FILE_NAME
+    metadata_path.unlink()
+    args = ["init", "-c", str(crate_dir), "--crate-version", version]
+
+    CliRunner().invoke(cli, args)
+
+    # The metadata filename changed from `*.jsonld` to `*.json`.
+    # Handling earlier versions, we must be flexible here.
+    # The `next(...)` call might fail with `StopIteration` if the file is missing.
+    # But if so, this is just another test failure.
+    with next(metadata_path.parent.glob(f"{str(metadata_path.name)}*")).open("r") as file:
+        assert json.load(file)["@context"] == f"https://w3id.org/ro/crate/{version}/context"
+
+
 def test_cli_init_exclude(test_data_dir, helpers):
     crate_dir = test_data_dir / "ro-crate-galaxy-sortchangecase"
     (crate_dir / helpers.METADATA_FILE_NAME).unlink()
diff --git a/test/test_jsonld.py b/test/test_jsonld.py
index d79e00b9..bdc9d5b9 100644
--- a/test/test_jsonld.py
+++ b/test/test_jsonld.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_metadata.py b/test/test_metadata.py
index a2dd1b8b..e22df0ad 100644
--- a/test/test_metadata.py
+++ b/test/test_metadata.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_model.py b/test/test_model.py
index 040a75c9..be38124c 100644
--- a/test/test_model.py
+++ b/test/test_model.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_read.py b/test/test_read.py
index 075f90d0..7cf04c19 100644
--- a/test/test_read.py
+++ b/test/test_read.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_readwrite.py b/test/test_readwrite.py
index e5a385e6..4467506b 100644
--- a/test/test_readwrite.py
+++ b/test/test_readwrite.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_test_metadata.py b/test/test_test_metadata.py
index c695ed4f..f3dcf8b4 100644
--- a/test/test_test_metadata.py
+++ b/test/test_test_metadata.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_utils.py b/test/test_utils.py
index 9f05fb76..ca58b866 100644
--- a/test/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/test_utils.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_workflow_ro_crate.py b/test/test_workflow_ro_crate.py
index e9cd5479..e41ad6a2 100644
--- a/test/test_workflow_ro_crate.py
+++ b/test/test_workflow_ro_crate.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_write.py b/test/test_write.py
index 0f3f5bee..f88ef02c 100644
--- a/test/test_write.py
+++ b/test/test_write.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/test/test_wrroc.py b/test/test_wrroc.py
index e69a19a1..b6dea3e0 100644
--- a/test/test_wrroc.py
+++ b/test/test_wrroc.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/tools/add_boilerplate.py b/tools/add_boilerplate.py
index 81343738..b34e1204 100644
--- a/tools/add_boilerplate.py
+++ b/tools/add_boilerplate.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 # Copyright 2025-2026 Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE
 # Copyright 2025-2026 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE
 # Copyright 2026 Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES
+# Copyright 2026 Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
     "Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN), DE": "2025",
     "European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Heidelberg, DE": "2025",
     "Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), ES": "2026",
+    "Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), DE": "2026",
 }
 THIS_YEAR = str(datetime.date.today().year)
 BOILERPLATE_START = "Copyright [yyyy] [name of copyright owner]"