During October 2025, El Quotho focused on improving metadata handling in the tesseract-ocr/tesseract repository, specifically targeting the ALTO XML output. They addressed a bug where the Tesseract software version was incorrectly appended to the software name, instead ensuring both were placed in their dedicated XML elements. This change, implemented in C++ with a focus on XML schema compliance and data formatting, enhanced the quality and interoperability of OCR metadata across downstream pipelines. By refining how versioning data is managed and verified, El Quotho’s work reduced parsing errors and integration friction, demonstrating careful attention to standards and maintainability in API integration.