During October 2025, George Apostolopoulos developed packaging metadata for the HDF5OCT v1.1.0 release in the gnu-octave/packages repository. He focused on package management using YAML, ensuring that the release included accurate metadata such as release date, SHA256 checksum, download URL, and dependency declarations. By linking the metadata to a specific release commit, he improved traceability and version governance. His work enabled reliable installation of HDF5OCT via package managers, supporting automation and reproducibility for downstream users. While the scope was limited to a single feature and did not involve bug fixes, the contribution addressed essential release engineering requirements.