In August 2025, SciTools/iris focused on maintaining test-suite reliability and release-ready documentation in the face of Git tooling deprecations. The test suite was updated to replace deprecated git whatchanged with git log to preserve the functionality of coding-standards tests that rely on Git history, reducing the risk of false negatives and CI churn. This change was tracked under commit 19bde3eeab55b789a3adb4e264d5edf23a13b05c and was accompanied by a What's New entry documenting the update for clear release notes. The update ensures ongoing compatibility with common Git workflows and supports continued validation without API changes. Overall, the work strengthens quality gates, minimizes maintenance overhead, and preserves the integrity of development standards across the Iris repo.