When serialized in JSON, the format MUST adhere to the following pattern:

{
    "ociVersion": "0.2.0",
    "id": "oci-container1",
    "status": "running",
    "pid": 4422,
    "bundle": "/containers/redis",
    "annotations": {
        "myKey": "myValue"
    }
}

https://github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/blob/v1.0.2/runtime.md#state

Does the above sentence demands that a state JSON "MUST" adhere to the specific indentation pattern?
I assume not, but what does "the following pattern" mean then?