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newsHeader: "NumPy 2.4.0 released!"
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date: 2026-6-21
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### NumPy 2.5.0 released

_21 Jun, 2026_ -- Numpy 2.5.0 is a transitional release. It drops support for
Python 3.11, marking the end of distutils, and expires a large number of
deprecations made in the 2.0.x release. It also improves free threading and
brings sorting into compliance with the array-api standard with the addition of
descending sorts. Highlights are:

- Distutils has been removed,
- Many expired deprecations, see below,
- Many new deprecations, see below,
- Many static typing improvements,
- Improved support for free threading,
- Support for descending sorts.

This release supports Python versions 3.12-3.14


### NumPy Fellowship Program 2025 Retrospective

_8 Jan, 2026_ -- Joren Hammudoglu ([@jorenham](https://github.com/jorenham)) has published a
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releases (only the `z` changes in the `x.y.z` version number) have no new
features; minor releases (the `y` increases) do.

- NumPy 2.5.0 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v2.5.0)) -- _21 Jun 2026_.
- NumPy 2.4.6 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v2.4.6)) -- _18 May 2026_.
- NumPy 2.4.5 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v2.4.5)) -- _15 May 2026_.
- NumPy 2.4.4 ([release notes](https://github.com/numpy/numpy/releases/tag/v2.4.4)) -- _29 Mar 2026_.
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