[agoose77]

For fun, the ROOT file format used in high energy physics has this kind of feature: https://root.cern.ch/root/SchemaEvolution.pdf

It's also a very old format, so not without its warts :)

[amadio]

There is also a new format being developed for Run 4, RNTuple:

- https://indico.fnal.gov/event/23628/contributions/240607/

- https://indico.cern.ch/event/1338689/contributions/6077632/