The document introduces SWORD v2, which overcomes limitations of SWORD v1 by supporting the full deposit lifecycle and standardized packaging formats. SWORD v2 allows depositing metadata and files separately or together, and retrieving, replacing, adding, or deleting deposited content and metadata through URIs provided in deposit receipts. It also supports suspending deposits for later completion and tracking deposit states and structures through statements. The development of SWORD v2 was funded by JISC and involved several repositories and client implementations.