What's Changed

Breaking

• chore: rm support for Python 3.9 + bump Numba by @Saransh-cpp in #653

Features

• feat: numba on python 3.14 by @Saransh-cpp in #673

Fixes

• fix: pass atol, rtol and equal_nan as kwargs to awkward's isclose method by @mrzimu in #658

Documentation

• docs: copyright should only include the year of creation by @Saransh-cpp in #674

Maintenance

• chore: pytest log_level is better than log_cli_level by @henryiii in #662
• chore: test on python 3.14 by @Saransh-cpp in #675
• chore: test on free‑threaded Python by @Saransh-cpp in #676

New Contributors

• @mrzimu made their first contribution in #658

Full Changelog: v1.7.0...v1.8.0

What's Changed

Breaking

• fix: drop python 3.8; it's EOL by @pfackeldey in #622

Features

• feat: add PyTree support for vector objects by @nsmith- in #637

Fixes

• fix: correctly infer the numpy-like module by @pfackeldey in #621

Documentation

• docs: fix Record behavior in Awkward subclassing example by @Saransh-cpp in #630
• docs: fix edit button link by @Saransh-cpp in #631
• docs: add CHEP proceedings by @Saransh-cpp in #647

Maintenance

• tests: remove uncompyle tests by @henryiii in #643
• chore: dependency groups by @henryiii in #638

New Contributors

• @nsmith- made their first contribution in #637

Full Changelog: v1.6.3...v1.7.0

What's Changed

Features

• feat: numba is now available on python 3.13 by @Saransh-cpp in #596

Fixes

• fix: upper pin 3.14 for numba by @Saransh-cpp in #597
• fix: uniform type checks in constructors + more tests by @Saransh-cpp in #612
• fix: replace nan_to_num with where for CuPy by @Saransh-cpp in #595

Documentation

• docs: update CITATION.cff and add JOSS badge by @Saransh-cpp in #590
• docs: move and update contributing guide by @Saransh-cpp in #601
• docs: fix rendering of awkward reprs by @Saransh-cpp in #613
• docs: update papers and citation by @Saransh-cpp in #609

Maintenance

• chore: SymPy listed twice as a dev dependency by @Saransh-cpp in #599
• chore: fixing sympy tests by @Schefflera-Arboricola in #581
• chore: update copyright year and text (match with JOSS) by @Saransh-cpp in #606
• refactor: unify API for shim layers for the backends by @Saransh-cpp in #614

Full Changelog: v1.6.2...v1.6.3

What's Changed

Documentation

• docs: better comparison between non-JIT and JIT in Numba notebook by @Saransh-cpp in #565
• docs: add metric and transformation conventions by @Saransh-cpp in #568
• Update Saransh's affiliation by @Saransh-cpp in #573

Full Changelog: v1.6.1...v1.6.2

What's Changed

Fixes

• fix: lib for typetracers by @pfackeldey in #558

Full Changelog: v1.6.0...v1.6.1

What's Changed

Features

• perf: reduce python overhead for awkward backend by @pfackeldey in #554

Fixes

• fix: typetracer 'under-touching' by @pfackeldey in #542

Documentation

• Added examples for azimuthal and longitudinal properties in 3D and 4D by @pandyah5 in #519
• Add CHEP and PyHEP talks by @Saransh-cpp in #523
• Fix : Issue in readMe and docs/index.rst file link not working by @Ankush1oo8 in #537
• DOC: added an example for temporal property by @Schefflera-Arboricola in #540
• Small fix in the contributor's guide by @Schefflera-Arboricola in #546
• docs: rewrite Vector's documentation by @jpivarski in #545

Maintenance

• Remove occurrences of matrix.python-version.key || in ci.yml by @Yogendra0Sharma in #517
• Adds a nox session for disassemble tests by @dpshelio in #534
• Rename __azumthal to __azimuthal by @Schefflera-Arboricola in #548

New Contributors

• @Yogendra0Sharma made their first contribution in #517
• @pandyah5 made their first contribution in #519
• @dpshelio made their first contribution in #534
• @Ankush1oo8 made their first contribution in #537
• @Schefflera-Arboricola made their first contribution in #540

Full Changelog: v1.5.2...v1.6.0

What's Changed

Maintenance

• ci: 3.13, attestations, and some modernization by @henryiii in #511

Full Changelog: v1.5.1...v1.5.2

What's Changed

Fixes

• fix: uncap numpy by @Saransh-cpp in #502

Full Changelog: v1.5.0...v1.5.1

What's Changed

Fixes

• fix: uncap numpy by @Saransh-cpp in #502

Full Changelog: v1.4.2...v1.4.3

What's Changed

Breaking

• Drop support for awkward v1 by @Saransh-cpp in #434

Full Changelog: v1.4.2...v1.5