Feeling stupid about references

I am trying to update a couple of specs today.  In the process I am
switching them over to the Latest ReSpec at the W3C.  I also need to update
a couple of references that these specs use, and of course update the
central collection of references *about* these specs so that other things
that reference them reference the right thing....

What is the current best practice for doing this?

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Shane P. McCarron
Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc.