During June 2025, Chris Pears focused on maintaining and aligning the development ecosystem for the tenstorrent/tt-metal repository. He delivered a targeted upgrade of the tt-smi development dependency to version 3.0.20, ensuring compatibility with the latest tooling and laying groundwork for future features. His approach emphasized stability and traceability, using Python and best practices in dependency management and semantic versioning. By implementing a clean, auditable single-commit change, Chris enabled smoother builds and reduced integration friction. While the work was limited in scope, it addressed a critical need for environment consistency, supporting ongoing and upcoming development efforts within the project.