Announcements {#announcements}

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2023 {#id1}

2023-09-25: Python 3.12 migration and Python 3.11 by default {#python-3-12-migration-and-python-3-11-by-default}

2023-08-24: Bumping Minimum MacOS version to 10.13 {#bumping-minimum-macos-version-to-10-13}

2023-07-12: End-of-life for CentOS 6 {#end-of-life-for-centos-6}

2023-01-09: conda-forge Google Group is Now Read-only - Move to Discourse {#conda-forge-google-group-is-now-read-only-move-to-discourse}

2023-01-08: conda-forge/staged-recipes Feedstock Creation Job Moved {#conda-forge-staged-recipes-feedstock-creation-job-moved}

2022 {#id2}

2022-11-16: Moving to .conda Artifacts {#moving-to-conda-artifacts}

2022-11-04: Releasing Python 3.8.14, 3.9.14, and 3.10.7 {#releasing-python-3-8-14-3-9-14-and-3-10-7}

2022-09-27: Conda Moving to CalVer {#conda-moving-to-calver}

2022-08-24: Dropping Python 3.7 {#dropping-python-3-7}

2022-08-17: Dropping PyPy 3.7 {#dropping-pypy-3-7}

2022-08-11: Moving to Visual Studio toolchain vc142 {#moving-to-visual-studio-toolchain-vc142}

2022-07-22: Azure OSX VM Image Bumped to Version 11 {#azure-osx-vm-image-bumped-to-version-11}

2022-04-23: Packages for Qt/PyQt 5.15.2 are now available {#packages-for-qt-pyqt-5-15-2-are-now-available}

2022-04-20: New Semi-automated PR Labeling in conda-forge/staged-recipes {#new-semi-automated-pr-labeling-in-conda-forge-staged-recipes}

2022-04-03: CircleCI and Drone.io Deprecated for New Feedstocks {#circleci-and-drone-io-deprecated-for-new-feedstocks}

2022-03-28: PyPy 3.8+3.9 Migration {#pypy-3-8-3-9-migration}

2022-03-06: Travis CI Usage Deprecated for win, osx, and linux_64 Platforms {#travis-ci-usage-deprecated-for-win-osx-and-linux-64-platforms}

2022-02-13: Default branch migration from master to main {#default-branch-migration-from-master-to-main}

2021 {#id3}

2021-12-02: CentOS 7 docker images are now the default {#centos-7-docker-images-are-now-the-default}

2021-11-17: cloud.drone.io no longer working {#cloud-drone-io-no-longer-working}

2021-10-20: conda-forge now uses mambabuild as default {#conda-forge-now-uses-mambabuild-as-default}

2021-10-13: GCC 10 and clang 12 as default compilers for Linux and macOS {#gcc-10-and-clang-12-as-default-compilers-for-linux-and-macos}

2021-10-04: python 3.6 is now dropped when building conda-forge packages {#python-3-6-is-now-dropped-when-building-conda-forge-packages}

2021-09-30: defaults channel is now dropped when building conda-forge packages {#defaults-channel-is-now-dropped-when-building-conda-forge-packages}

2021-05-22: conda-forge is now citable! {#conda-forge-is-now-citable}

2020 {#id4}

2020-12-16: Moving to CentOS 7 and CentOS 6 End-of-Life {#moving-to-centos-7-and-centos-6-end-of-life}

2020-12-02: Artifact Validation {#artifact-validation}

2020-10-08: Compiler Upgrade to GCC 9.3.0 {#compiler-upgrade-to-gcc-9-3-0}

2020-08-07: Completed New Staging Process for anaconda.org Uploads {#completed-new-staging-process-for-anaconda-org-uploads}

2020-08-06: Fixed Maintenance Process for Feedstock Teams {#fixed-maintenance-process-for-feedstock-teams}

2020-07-23: CentOS 7 sysroot Now Available for linux-64 Builds {#centos-7-sysroot-now-available-for-linux-64-builds}

2020-07-23: Strict channel priority in builds for OSX and Linux {#strict-channel-priority-in-builds-for-osx-and-linux}

2020-07-23: NumPy 1.16 is the minimal NumPy version on all platforms {#numpy-1-16-is-the-minimal-numpy-version-on-all-platforms}

2020-07-17: Conda-forge is building openblas with both pthreads and openmp on Linux {#conda-forge-is-building-openblas-with-both-pthreads-and-openmp-on-linux}

2020-07-16: Core Dependency Tree Package Changes {#core-dependency-tree-package-changes}

2020-07-16: Moving from clang 9 to clang 10 {#moving-from-clang-9-to-clang-10}

2020-07-15: CFEP-18: Removing static libraries from the main build {#cfep-18-removing-static-libraries-from-the-main-build}

2020-07-03: cf-mark-broken renamed to admin-requests {#cf-mark-broken-renamed-to-admin-requests}

2020-05-28: New Process for Marking Packages as Broken {#new-process-for-marking-packages-as-broken}

2020-05-09: New Staging Process for anaconda.org Uploads {#new-staging-process-for-anaconda-org-uploads}

2020-03-24: vs2015 to vs2017 Transition {#vs2015-to-vs2017-transition}

2020-03-23: Appveyor Deprecation {#appveyor-deprecation}

2020-03-21: Python 2.7 Admin Command Available {#python-2-7-admin-command-available}

2020-03-18: Python 2.7 and vs2008 Deprecation {#python-2-7-and-vs2008-deprecation}

2019 {#id6}

2019-09-30: Clang 9.0.0 and gfortran 7.3.0 as default compilers in OSX {#clang-9-0-0-and-gfortran-7-3-0-as-default-compilers-in-osx}

2019-03-28: We overhauled the blas support in conda-forge. {#we-overhauled-the-blas-support-in-conda-forge}

2019-01-22: It has happened! Conda-forge has migrated to the latest compilers 🎉. {#it-has-happened-conda-forge-has-migrated-to-the-latest-compilers}

2018 {#id7}

2018-10-12: The rebuild is moving along nicely with almost a third of the packages completed. {#the-rebuild-is-moving-along-nicely-with-almost-a-third-of-the-packages-completed}

2018-09-24: A minimal python 3.7 build is now available across all platforms and both compilers! {#a-minimal-python-3-7-build-is-now-available-across-all-platforms-and-both-compilers}

2018-09-24: Deprecation notice for Python 3.5 {#deprecation-notice-for-python-3-5}

2018-09-20: The compiler migration is in full swing. {#the-compiler-migration-is-in-full-swing}

2018-09-10: Conda forge now has a magical status bar for tracking the progress of migrations. {#conda-forge-now-has-a-magical-status-bar-for-tracking-the-progress-of-migrations}