The Neo4j Query Languages Standards and Research Team has been actively involved in the development of ISO/IEC 39075 Information technology — Database languages — GQL, a new standard for a property graph database language. The team's involvement was unique as it combined ideas from industry-proven graph query languages with SQL. The GQL standard was developed by SC32 WG3, an international standards committee responsible for developing and enhancing the SQL database language standard. The development process took about five years and involved 38 meetings, including face-to-face and web conferences. The final standard consists of eight key ideas that fuse concepts from openCypher, GSQL, and PGQL with SQL. It includes features such as querying, updating, and managing graph databases using the property graph model, user-friendly language syntax, consistent visual 'ASCII-art' style graph patterns, and natural composition of complex queries. The standard also incorporates 430 papers developed, reviewed, discussed, and accepted into the GQL standard. The development process required collaboration among experts from various countries, including those employed by database vendors. The Neo4j team's experience in working on the GQL standard was a steep learning curve, but it provided valuable insights and skills that can be applied to future projects.