March 2026 focused on stabilizing and delivering release readiness for conda-forge/staged-recipes. Core work concentrated on scaffolding and cleanup of WIP recipes, ensuring leaner builds by removing CUDA build/host dependencies for parallelproj-core, and establishing a stronger baseline for reproducibility. The month also advanced version control and metadata quality, including pinned libparallelproj for reproducible builds, PROJECT_VERSION_OVERRIDE support, top-level package and build introduction, and metadata enhancements for feedstock naming. Windows build readiness and v2.x release preparation were prioritized to accelerate cross-platform availability and formalize the release cycle. Overall, the month delivered concrete technical improvements with clear business value: more reliable builds, cleaner packaging metadata, and faster, cross-platform release readiness.

February 2026: Delivered a robust Libparallelproj recipe in conda-forge/staged-recipes with CUDA support and streamlined testing. Updated RC-based releases (RC6 and RC7) to incorporate latest features and fixes, while removing an unnecessary Cupy test dependency to simplify CI. Established a reliable, multi-language build workflow that broadens hardware support and accelerates adoption.