Release 2026.1.2

[TomAugspurger]

Release version	2026.1.2
Planned release date	2026-12-30
Status	On-track
Release manager	@TomAugspurger

Best effort

Try to close before the release but will not block the release

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Blocker

Issues that would cause us to block and postpone the release if not fixed

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Comments

I'd like to make a release from main, primarily to fix a compatibility issue with the zarr functionality in dask.array: dask/dask#12205.

I'll try to get to this today or tomorrow.

[TomAugspurger]

I'm going to start the release process now.

[TomAugspurger]

2026.1.2 is up on GitHub and PyPI:

• dask: https://pypi.org/project/dask/2026.1.2/
• distributed: https://pypi.org/project/distributed/2026.1.2/

I'll keep an eye on the conda-forge feedstocks.