August and September 2026 Releases

conda and conda-build 26.9.0 are out. Since our June and July update, conda-pypi, constructor, rattler, grayskull, and several other projects have shipped releases too.

conda and conda-build 26.9.0 are out. Since our June and July update, conda-pypi, constructor, rattler, grayskull, and several other projects have shipped releases too.

The June and July 2026 releases included updates to conda, conda-build, conda-libmamba-solver, conda-pypi, constructor, menuinst, rattler, and more! 🎉 All of these have been released to both defaults and conda-forge channels.

Here is a situation a lot of conda users know: you are working in conda environment, you reach for one more package, and it isn't in any conda channel you have configured. The conda way forward isn't obvious, so you run pip install <some-package>. The package installs successfully, your work continues, and the decision appears harmless. Then, perhaps the following day or several months later, the environment breaks while you are installing, updating, or removing something that seems completely unrelated.

The May 2026 releases span conda, conda-build, conda-libmamba-solver, conda-pypi, and conda-rattler-solver! 🎉 You'll find them on the main and conda-forge channels.
For conda, lockfiles are a first-class workflow now, the CLI is lighter on everyday commands, and there is more under the hood for channel metadata and future dependency specs. Step-by-step opt-in for beta previews—Rattler and conda-pypi—is on New features to try.

The March 2026 releases included updates to conda, conda-build, conda-libmamba-solver, conda-content-trust, conda-rattler-solver, conda-standalone, constructor, and conda-pypi! 🎉 All of these have been released to both defaults and conda-forge channels.