diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ead39ba5b..926d45a71 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,5 +13,3 @@ The latest documentation for the conda package `mpas_tools` can be found here:
 
 Many tools are not in the conda package, and documentation (sometimes fairly
 limited) is available at the beginning of each script.
-
-**Note**: as of Sep 2025, [@xylar](https://github.com/xylar/) who has been the main maintainer of the conda package will no longer be working on the project. As a result updates to the `mpas_tools` conda package may be limited after that date.
diff --git a/conda_package/mpas_tools/cime/constants.py b/conda_package/mpas_tools/cime/constants.py
index f8dc8f095..4b0709691 100644
--- a/conda_package/mpas_tools/cime/constants.py
+++ b/conda_package/mpas_tools/cime/constants.py
@@ -1,49 +1,50 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-constants = \
-    {'SHR_CONST_PI': 3.14159265358979323846,
-     'SHR_CONST_CDAY': 86400.0,
-     'SHR_CONST_SDAY': 86164.0,
-     'SHR_CONST_REARTH': 6.37122e6,
-     'SHR_CONST_G': 9.80616,
-     'SHR_CONST_STEBOL': 5.67e-8,
-     'SHR_CONST_BOLTZ': 1.38065e-23,
-     'SHR_CONST_AVOGAD': 6.02214e26,
-     'SHR_CONST_MWDAIR': 28.966,
-     'SHR_CONST_MWWV': 18.016,
-     'SHR_CONST_KARMAN': 0.4,
-     'SHR_CONST_PSTD': 101325.0,
-     'SHR_CONST_PDB': 0.0112372,
-     'SHR_CONST_TKTRIP': 273.16,
-     'SHR_CONST_TKFRZ': 273.15,
-     'SHR_CONST_ZSRFLYR': 3.0,
-     'SHR_CONST_RHOFW': 1.000e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_RHOSW': 1.026e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_RHOICE': 0.917e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_CPDAIR': 1.00464e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_CPWV': 1.810e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_CPFW': 4.188e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_CPSW': 3.996e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_CPICE': 2.11727e3,
-     'SHR_CONST_LATICE': 3.337e5,
-     'SHR_CONST_LATVAP': 2.501e6,
-     'SHR_CONST_CONDICE': 2.1,
-     'SHR_CONST_TF0': 6.22e-2,
-     'SHR_CONST_DTF_DP': -7.43e-8,
-     'SHR_CONST_DTF_DS': -5.63e-2,
-     'SHR_CONST_DTF_DPDS': -1.74e-10,
-     'SHR_CONST_OCN_REF_SAL': 34.7,
-     'SHR_CONST_ICE_REF_SAL':  4.0,
-     'SHR_CONST_SPVAL': 1.0e30,
-     'SHR_CONST_SPVAL_TOLMIN': 0.99 * 1.0e30,
-     'SHR_CONST_SPVAL_TOLMAX': 1.01 * 1.0e30,
-     'SHR_CONST_SPVAL_AERODEP': 1.e29,
-     'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_18O': 2005.2e-6,
-     'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_17O': 379.e-6,
-     'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_16O': 0.997628,
-     'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_D': 155.76e-6,
-     'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_T': 1.85e-6,
-     'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_H': 0.99984426,
-     'SHR_CONST_RSTD_H2ODEV': 1.0}
+constants = {
+    'SHR_CONST_PI': 3.14159265358979323846,
+    'SHR_CONST_CDAY': 86400.0,
+    'SHR_CONST_SDAY': 86164.0,
+    'SHR_CONST_REARTH': 6.37122e6,
+    'SHR_CONST_G': 9.80616,
+    'SHR_CONST_STEBOL': 5.670374419e-08,
+    'SHR_CONST_BOLTZ': 1.38065e-23,
+    'SHR_CONST_AVOGAD': 6.02214e26,
+    'SHR_CONST_MWDAIR': 28.966,
+    'SHR_CONST_MWWV': 18.016,
+    'SHR_CONST_KARMAN': 0.4,
+    'SHR_CONST_PSTD': 101325.0,
+    'SHR_CONST_PDB': 0.0112372,
+    'SHR_CONST_TKTRIP': 273.16,
+    'SHR_CONST_TKFRZ': 273.15,
+    'SHR_CONST_ZSRFLYR': 3.0,
+    'SHR_CONST_RHOFW': 1.000e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_RHOSW': 1.026e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_RHOICE': 0.917e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_CPDAIR': 1.00464e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_CPWV': 1.810e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_CPFW': 4.188e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_CPSW': 3.996e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_CPICE': 2.11727e3,
+    'SHR_CONST_LATICE': 3.337e5,
+    'SHR_CONST_LATVAP': 2.501e6,
+    'SHR_CONST_CONDICE': 2.1,
+    'SHR_CONST_TF0': 6.22e-2,
+    'SHR_CONST_DTF_DP': -7.43e-8,
+    'SHR_CONST_DTF_DS': -5.63e-2,
+    'SHR_CONST_DTF_DPDS': -1.74e-10,
+    'SHR_CONST_OCN_REF_SAL': 34.7,
+    'SHR_CONST_ICE_REF_SAL': 4.0,
+    'SHR_CONST_SPVAL': 1.0e30,
+    'SHR_CONST_SPVAL_TOLMIN': 0.99 * 1.0e30,
+    'SHR_CONST_SPVAL_TOLMAX': 1.01 * 1.0e30,
+    'SHR_CONST_SPVAL_AERODEP': 1.0e29,
+    'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_18O': 2005.2e-6,
+    'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_17O': 379.0e-6,
+    'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_16O': 0.997628,
+    'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_D': 155.76e-6,
+    'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_T': 1.85e-6,
+    'SHR_CONST_VSMOW_H': 0.99984426,
+    'SHR_CONST_RSTD_H2ODEV': 1.0,
+}
 
 constants['SHR_CONST_OMEGA'] = 2.0 * np.pi / constants['SHR_CONST_SDAY']