.. _release_notes_2026_08_12:

Highlights from 2026-08-12 release
==================================

Enhancements
------------

- `#2645`_ - ``--chroot`` and ``--exclude-chroot`` now support Unix file
  pattern matching in the frontend and CLI.
- `#4373`_ - ``copr-cli buildpypi`` now supports ``--with-deps``. Read
  more in a blog post - `PyPI dependencies, resolved and built for you`_
- `#4354`_ - Locking now uses fair FIFO Redis queues.
- ``copr-cli`` now supports ``--chroot-denylist`` for ``add-package`` and
  ``edit-package``.
- ``copr-cli`` now documents permission management commands in the man page.
- Kafka was added as a new message bus backend.
- ``rpmeta`` build time predictions are now enabled.
- Markdown rendering in the frontend was ported to ``markdown-it-py``.
- Copr now supports direct RPM upload builds.  Users can upload already-built
  RPM files and publish them directly into a selected chroot. This
  feature will not be enabled on the Fedora Copr instance.
- OpenShift deployment templates were converted to a Helm chart.


Integration with Pulp
---------------------

- `#4317`_ - Failed Pulp background tasks are now retried with exponential
  backoff.
- `#4417`_ - Fixed waiting for Pulp publications when creating devel
  repositories.
- `#4363`_ - Fixed a race in ``PulpStorage.delete_builds()``.
- The backend now handles asynchronous Pulp distribution updates.
- The backend now waits for Pulp publication tasks to finish.
- Pulp request handling was refactored around ``PulpRequest`` and
  ``deliver_and_wait``.


Bugfixes
--------

- `#4371`_ - The EOL chroot notification script no longer crashes when
  failing to send a notification
- `#4398`_ - Forking also empty repositories
- `#4392`_ - Fixed dependency on ``python3-rich`` for colors in ``copr-cli``
- `#4375`_ - Documented client permission commands.
- ``rpmbuild`` no longer build-depends on ``scl-utils``.
- Fixed ``create_file_logger`` compatibility with pytest 9.1 and newer.

.. _PyPI dependencies, resolved and built for you: https://fedora-copr.github.io/posts/pypi-dependencies-resolved-and-built-for-you
.. _#2645: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/2645
.. _#4317: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4317
.. _#4352: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4352
.. _#4354: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4354
.. _#4363: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4363
.. _#4371: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4371
.. _#4373: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4373
.. _#4375: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4375
.. _#4392: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4392
.. _#4398: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4398
.. _#4417: https://github.com/fedora-copr/copr/issues/4417