Numba 0.55.0rc1 Checklist

Numba 0.55.0rc1

• Merge to master.
  • https://github.com/numba/numba/pull/7082
• Merge change log changes.
  • https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/7644
• Create 0.55 release branch. https://github.com/numba/numba/tree/release0.55
• Pin llvmlite to >=0.38.0rc1,<0.39.
• Pin tbb https://github.com/numba/numba/issues/7620
• Pin Numpy to <=1.21
• Annotated tag 0.55.0rc1 on release branch.
• Build and upload conda packages on buildfarm (check “upload”).
• Build wheels ($PYTHON_VERSIONS) on the buildfarm (check “upload”).
• Upload wheels and sdist to PyPI (upload from ci_artifacts).
• Verify packages uploaded to Anaconda Cloud and move to numba/label/main.
• Verify wheels for all platforms arrived on PyPi.
• Upload PyPi source distribution (sdist)
• Initialize and verify ReadTheDocs build.
• Clean up ci_artifacts.
• Send RC announcement email / post announcement to discourse group. https://numba.discourse.group/t/numba-0-55-0-rc1/1075
• Post link to Twitter. https://twitter.com/numba_jit/status/1471785352159326209

Post Release:

• Tag 0.56dev0 to start new development cycle on master.
• Update llvmlite dependency spec to match next version via PR to master (https://github.com/numba/numba/pull/7718).
• Update release checklist template with any additional bullet points that may have arisen during the release. (https://github.com/numba/numba/pull/7732)
• Close milestone (and then close this release issue).

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With 0.55.0 out now, https://numba.discourse.group/t/numba-0-55-0-and-llvmlite-0-38-0-final-release/1136 closing this!

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Hi - Do you have the timeline for the release? I am updating NumPy >= 1.21, following GHSA-6p56-wp2h-9hxr and currently restricted by Numba restriction.

Thank you for asking about this. There is no concrete timeline, but since we are in the middle of a release candidate phase the final should become available in a couple – maybe two to five – of weeks or something like that.