Release notes from SimpleITK

Release latest

2026-03-18T09:25:27Z

This is an automatic packaging of SimpleITK based on the main branch. It contains the latest features and experimental developments.

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/latest

What's Changed

ENH: Exclude _deps directory from coverage reports by @blowekamp in #2521
Update ITK version and refactor variables by @blowekamp in #2522
GHA Package Fixes by @blowekamp in #2520
GHA: Add ccache support for Linux builds by @blowekamp in #2523
Bump actions/download-artifact from 7 to 8 by @dependabot[bot] in #2517
Bump actions/upload-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #2518
Install required locale for ITK testing by @blowekamp in #2525
Add UseLegacyOperatorCoefficients to SobelEdgeDetectionImageFilter by @blowekamp in #2515
ENH: Use CMake TIMESTAMP by @blowekamp in #2527
Align Elastix/Transformix API with elastix PR #1417 by @blowekamp in #2526
Remove outdated cdash exceptions for warnings and errors by @blowekamp in #2528
Use additional PR branch name in ccache key by @blowekamp in #2529

Full Changelog: v3.0.0a2...latest

Release v3.0.0a3

2026-03-18T12:36:51Z

This is an automatic packaging of SimpleITK based on the v3.0.0a3 tag.

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v3.0.0a3

What's Changed

Install required locale for ITK testing by @blowekamp in #2525
Add UseLegacyOperatorCoefficients to SobelEdgeDetectionImageFilter by @blowekamp in #2515
ENH: Use CMake TIMESTAMP by @blowekamp in #2527

Full Changelog: v3.0.0a2...v3.0.0a3

Release v3.0.0a2

2026-03-09T20:49:43Z

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v3.0.0a2

What's Changed

Use rossetta arch command to run python executable - for release by @blowekamp in #2419
BUG: Remove '%' from tmp file names by @dave3d in #2432
Update ITK version to v6.0b01 by @blowekamp in #2431
Template tweaks by @blowekamp in #2437
Use macos-15-intel for intel binaries by @blowekamp in #2435
Adjust white space in filter templates by @blowekamp in #2438
Add wrapping for ContourExtractor2D by @blowekamp in #2436
Bump actions/upload-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #2439
Bump actions/download-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #2440
Update to latest versions of packages. by @zivy in #2441
Script for analyzing GitHub release downloads. by @zivy in #2442
Replace the environment.yml file with usage of uv. by @zivy in #2444
COMP: Address CMake warning related to empty elseif by @blowekamp in #2443
FOR RELEASE - Update docker based package builds to use external source by @blowekamp in #2446
Fix generation of checksums by @blowekamp in #2448
Fix generation of checksums - FOR RELEASE by @blowekamp in #2450
Update superbuild ITK version to 5.4.5 release by @blowekamp in #2449
Add PyBuffer interface to Image (PEP 688) and numpy array conversion by @blowekamp in #2447
Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #2452
Update tutorials page. by @zivy in #2453
Move Python package metadata to pyproject.toml by @blowekamp in #2451
Add ContainerManageMemory method to the PimpleImage by @blowekamp in #2455
Utilities for download analysis. by @zivy in #2454
Use pip wheel for PEP 571 python build system by @blowekamp in #2456
Remove cmake checks for unsupported MSVC compilers. by @blowekamp in #2457
Use CMake's ContentFetch for GoogleTest by @blowekamp in #2458
check the used GTest::gtest target for existing package by @blowekamp in #2461
Add CMake block to Source Version script by @blowekamp in #2462
Set unique file name for the SimpleIO examples. by @zivy in #2464
Specify SWIG 4.3.0 as minimum required by @blowekamp in #2418
Propagate used CMake git version variables by @blowekamp in #2468
Various CMake improvements by @blowekamp in #2466
Add SWIG 4.3.0 version requirement to superbuild by @blowekamp in #2472
Add optional --output flag to expand script by @blowekamp in #2467
Fix extension for Python module on windows by @blowekamp in #2474
GHA in Build and Test CI, use pip for SimpleITK python build environment. by @blowekamp in #2471
Tune and fix options in GitHub Actions by @blowekamp in #2473
Bump actions/upload-artifact from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #2477
Bump actions/download-artifact from 6 to 7 by @dependabot[bot] in #2479
Bump actions/cache from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #2478
Use CMAKE_LINKER_TYPE to set ld as gold by @blowekamp in #2480
Add support for pyyaml C based loaders by @blowekamp in #2481
Standardize Module_ITKReview option in Superbuild by @blowekamp in #2482
GH fix missing matrix to environment variable propagation by @blowekamp in #2483
Fix compile options for Lua wrapping. by @blowekamp in #2485
Add uv installer for powershell by @blowekamp in #2487
Fix setup-precommit to support Windows venv paths by @blowekamp in #2489
Fix if logic when using IS_EXECUTABLE before cmake 3.29 by @blowekamp in #2488
Fix path to uv in SuperBuild on non-windows by @blowekamp in #2490
Refactor to use scikit-build-core with installation script by @blowekamp in #2484
Use a funciton over block for CMake version compatibility by @blowekamp in #2491
Fix python dist by @blowekamp in #2492
GHA enable Lua wrapping in batch build by @blowekamp in #2486
Move ITK link and flags properties to targets by @blowekamp in #2493
Add manylinux_2_28 Python Packages by @blowekamp in #2496
Remove extra find_package for ITK by @blowekamp in #2495
Update ITK Superbuild version to 6.0b2 by @blowekamp in #2498
Add using ITK with CMake's FetchContent module by @blowekamp in #2475
Prefer usage of CMake foreach with IN LISTS by @blowekamp in #2503
Update Doxygen build to use ITK FetchContent by @blowekamp in #2501
ENH: Migrate to CMake 3.23+ FILE_SET for header management by @blowekamp in #2502
Address missing SimpleITKBasicFiltersGeneratedHeaders.i file by @blowekamp in #2506
Create BasicFilters/src directory for output of generated code. by @blowekamp in #2507
Stop support packaging for Python 3.9 by @blowekamp in #2508
Add toplevel pyproject.toml by @blowekamp in #2509
Use environment varialbe to configure Mac OSX target by @blowekamp in #2510
Fixup pyproject by @blowekamp in #2511
Fix CMake check for using python limited API by @blowekamp in #2512
Use new ITK interface Modules in PR by @blowekamp in #2504
Update exports to use same export-name by @blowekamp in #2514
ENH: Update ITK to v6.0b02 tag by @blowekamp in #2516

Full Changelog: v3.0.0a1...v3.0.0a2

Release v2.5.3

2025-11-21T13:26:49Z

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v2.5.3

What's Changed

Use rossetta arch command to run python executable - for release by @blowekamp in #2419
FOR RELEASE - Update docker based package builds to use external source by @blowekamp in #2446
Fix generation of checksums - FOR RELEASE by @blowekamp in #2450
Update superbuild ITK version to 5.4.5 release by @blowekamp in #2449

Security Fixes

Addresses Out-of-Bounds vulnerability with a malformed DICOM file containing encapsulated PixelData fragments. The fix is contained in ITK 5.4.5.

Full Changelog: v2.5.2...v2.5.3

Release v3.0.0a1

2025-09-19T14:41:29Z

This is SimpleITK 3.0.0 Alpha Release 1.

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v3.0.0a1

What's Changed

Update Superbuild SWIG version to 4.3.1 by @blowekamp in #2279
Use CodeBuild runners in nightly. by @blowekamp in #2280
Json tweaks by @blowekamp in #2282
Add Clion default build paths and venvs to gitignore by @blowekamp in #2285
Address compilation error when building ruby on OSX by @blowekamp in #2287
Use target compile options over source properties by @blowekamp in #2288
Add permision restriction to actions by @blowekamp in #2284
use nullptr by @blowekamp in #2290
Add ForceOrthogonalDirection and ReverseOrder options by @blowekamp in #2293
Use O1 optimization flag for ITK valgrind by @blowekamp in #2295
Update itk to 6.0a3 for development by @blowekamp in #2289
Use ITK valgrind suppression file for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS by @blowekamp in #2298
STYLE: Upgrade to comment_spell_check v0.4.0 by @dave3d in #2300
Add key word only options to ReadImage by @blowekamp in #2296
Remove return self functionality by @blowekamp in #2278
Add flag to suppress sprintf warning in SWIG build on OSX by @blowekamp in #2303
Fix Docker FromAs error by @blowekamp in #2305
Fix CMake version policy max is now correctly 3.20 by @blowekamp in #2304
DOC: Correct minor spelling mistake. by @zivy in #2307
Use boolean types for boolean attributes in JSON by @blowekamp in #2302
Json conformance by @blowekamp in #2308
Update to windows-2022 by @blowekamp in #2309
More pre-commit by @blowekamp in #2312
Add formal JSON schema by @blowekamp in #2310
DOC: improving documentation for basic DICOM series reader example by @zivy in #2313
Add pretty-format-json to pre-commit by @blowekamp in #2315
Allow measurements results parameters to be numbers. by @blowekamp in #2316
ENH: Address changes in Fiji installation on windows. by @zivy in #2317
Replace template code generation with a JINJA and Python based system. by @blowekamp in #2318
Update the getting started page to point to the virtual tutorial. by @zivy in #2321
Update JSONBeautify Python script. by @blowekamp in #2326
Update typing for Resample in extra.py by @chris-rapson-formus in #2323
Change JSON values to numbers from strings by @blowekamp in #2325
Restore removal of GHA Nightly ITK build requirements. by @blowekamp in #2324
Add Superbuild target to create Python virtual environment by @blowekamp in #2322
Update build docucmentation for Python JINJA2 by @blowekamp in #2327
Fix requirement of Python in superbuild by @blowekamp in #2328
Fixes for Dockerfiles used in the Package GHA workflow by @blowekamp in #2329
Add additional support for a main branch by @blowekamp in #2330
Jinja improvements by @blowekamp in #2331
DOC: Add C# and java versions to the DemonsRegistration1 example. by @zivy in #2334
Add gersemi cmake formatter by @blowekamp in #2332
Use uv to create python venv for SimpleITK Python by @blowekamp in #2338
DOC: Add C# and java versions to the DemonsRegistration2 example. by @zivy in #2335
Fix using IS_EXECUTABLE with older CMake versions by @blowekamp in #2340
Convert the Python unit tests to use pytest by @blowekamp in #2337
DOC: Update url to ITK 5.0 migration guide. by @zivy in #2342
ENH: create a spell checking pre-commit by @dave3d in #2333
DOC: Add C#, C++ and java versions to the DicomImagePrintTags example. by @zivy in #2344
Disable uv modifying shell environments by @blowekamp in #2343
Document usage of uv in build process by @blowekamp in #2341
Keep uv install XDG receipt local to build. by @blowekamp in #2346
BUG: inverting intensity for MONOCHROME1 not needed. by @zivy in #2348
Disable passing filename on some local pre-commit hooks by @blowekamp in #2350
DOC: Add C#, C++ and java versions to the DicomConvert example. by @zivy in #2336
Fixes for Nightly Package builds by @blowekamp in #2349
Refactor the function factories to not take pointer in constructor by @blowekamp in #2351
Adding DICOM reading failure question to FAQ. by @zivy in #2353
Make the Addressor constexpr by @blowekamp in #2354
COMP: address issue with recursive_directory_iterator on OSX CI. by @zivy in #2356
Convert to a smart pointer for member. by @blowekamp in #2358
Address CMP0175 warnings by @blowekamp in #2359
Add export specification for ProcessObjectDeleter by @blowekamp in #2362
Use copy mode for uv environment creation by @blowekamp in #2361
Suppress single_module obsolete warning by @blowekamp in #2363
Fix and clean up copying files for CSharp distribution by @blowekamp in #2364
PERF: Avoid Nightly CI on forks by @hjmjohnson in #2365
fix pre commit setup by @hjmjohnson in #2366
Fix GHA Nightly constrains to not run on forks by @blowekamp in #2367
Use a singleton for function factory in coded filter by @blowekamp in #2357
Additional correction to Nightly workflow repository name by @blowekamp in #2368
Add container template parameter to MemberFunctionFactory by @blowekamp in #2370
Address shadowed declaration warnings for factory variables. by @blowekamp in #2374
Add C#, java and C++ versions to the DICOMSeriesFromArray. by @zivy in #2372
Add C#, java and C++ versions to the DICOMSeriesReadModifySeriesWrite. by @zivy in #2373
Add C#, java and C++ versions to the ImageRegistrationMethod4. by @zivy in #2380
Add java version to the ImageRegistrationMethod2 example. by @zivy in #2378
Use MAX_DIMENSION for slice filter's defaults by @blowekamp in #2376
Improve formatting of generated doxygen code blocks by @blowekamp in #2382
Add C#, java and C++ versions to the ImageRegistrationMethod3. by @zivy in #2379
Add C#, java and C++ versions to ImageRegistrationMethodExhaustive. by @zivy in #2385
Add C#, java and C++ versions to ImageRegistrationOptimizerWeights. by @zivy in #2384
Use constant for doxygen word wrap size. by @blowekamp in #2383
Add java version to N4BiasFieldCorrection. by @zivy in #2388
DOC: correct referencing of code in the rst file. by @zivy in #2387
BUG: missing assignment of returned value. by @zivy in #2377
Add java and c# to ImageRegistrationMethodBSpline1. by @zivy in #2389
Add java, c++ and c# to ImageRegistrationMethodBSpline2 by @zivy in #2391
Add java, c# and R to ImageRegistrationMethodBSpline3. by @zivy in #2392
DOC: Add FAQ about multiprocessing. by @zivy in #2396
Migrate main by @blowekamp in #2339
Bump actions/download-artifact from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #2390
Bump actions/checkout from 4 to 5 by @dependabot[bot] in #2398
Convert JSON to YAML by @blowekamp in #2394
COMP: Move TransformIO factory registration from IO to Common by @blowekamp in #2400
COMP: Remove unused field in C# ImageRegistrationMethodBSpline2 by @blowekamp in #2401
Add c#, cxx, java and R versions to the LandmarkRegistration. by @zivy in #2386
In generated C++ tests, static_cast the result value by @blowekamp in #2403
Add java and c# to ImageRegistrationMethodDisplacement1. by @zivy in #2393
Update the ImageGridManipulation example. by @zivy in #2405
ENH: Improve JSON schema documentation and remove deprecated fields by @blowekamp in #2402
Add optional input for initial estimated displacement field by @blowekamp in #2271
ENH: Add JSON to YAML conversion utility script by @blowekamp in #2407
Remove signed label image support from label intensity filter by @blowekamp in #2272
DOC: Modernize documentation generation workflow - switch to YAML-only and Python-based tools by @blowekamp in #2406
Use GHA hosted macos-15 ARM runner by @blowekamp in #2241
Improve schema documentation for test dim_vec by @blowekamp in #2408
Fix Sphinx docs warnings by @blowekamp in #2412
Update FilterTemplates.rst for YAML-based code generation by @blowekamp in #2411
Update documentation for InvertDisplacementFields from ITK. by @blowekamp in #2410
Fix unused variable warnings in ImageGridManipulation examples by @blowekamp in #2413
Improve Python Test Template by @blowekamp in #2404
Update Superbuild ITK tag to August 21, 2025 by @blowekamp in #2414
Add rosetta intel build by @blowekamp in #2409
Update Google Test to v1.17.0 by @blowekamp in #2415
GHA: Split ITK and SimpleITK nightly workflows by @blowekamp in #2420
Replace macos-13 build with macos-14 and 15 arm builds by @blowekamp in #2417
Use Github hosted mac-15 cross intel for packaging by @blowekamp in #2421
Remove extra cmake variable by @blowekamp in #2423
Add python version variable to GHA batch builds by @blowekamp in #2422
Move python tests by @blowekamp in #2424
Use superbuild python for language builds by @blowekamp in #2428
Bump actions/setup-python from 5 to 6 by @dependabot[bot] in #2426
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.12.4 to 1.13.0 by @dependabot[bot] in #2427
For tests fix check if language is enabled by @blowekamp in #2429

New Contributors

@chris-rapson-formus made their first contribution in #2323
@hjmjohnson made their first contribution in #2365

Full Changelog: v2.5.2...v3.0.0a1

Release v2.5.2

2025-06-16T13:55:02Z

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v2.5.2

What's Changed

Add ForceOrthogonalDirection and ReverseOrder options - for release by @blowekamp in #2294
Fix Docker FromAsCasing error for Doxygen - for RELEASE by @blowekamp in #2306
Update ITK Superbuild version to 5.4.4 by @blowekamp in #2319

Full Changelog: v2.5.0...v2.5.2

v2.5.1

2025-06-13T13:59:26Z

SimpleITK version 2.5.1

Release v2.5.0

2025-04-30T14:17:18Z

Release Notes

Announcing the SimpleITK 2.5.0 Release!

The release includes critical bug fixes and compilation issues including an update to ITK v5.4.2.

Installing SimpleITK

Complete instructions on getting started with SimpleITK including downloading binaries or building SimpleITK can be found on the SimpleITK Read the Docs web page.

Python Binary Downloads

Python binary wheels are available for download. It is important to have the latest version of pip for correct wheel compatibility and installation. To install the latest SimpleITK package from PyPI:
```
python -m pip install --upgrade pip
python -m pip install SimpleITK
```

NOTE: The Python package filename now follows the enforced name normalization on PyPI. That is the name of the file is now simpleitk....whl. PyPI is case insensitive with regards to names of packages. However, the name of the Python package when importing is still case and should be import SimpleITK.

The binary distribution contains wheels built on the Python 3.11 stable API ( see PEP 384 ) and should work with Python versions including and after 3.11.

Anaconda Binary Downloads

SimpleITK Conda binaries are available for the conda-forge ecosystem. To get started run the following command:

conda create --name sitk python=3.12 simpleitk --channel conda-forge --override-channels

Getting Started

To get started with pre-compiled Java or C# bindings, building the R binding via a devtools installer or building SimpleITK from source code see the Getting Started Guide.

Release Notes

New Features

Added support for up to 5D images in MinimumProjectionImageFilter.
Introduced wrapping for ReinitializeLevelSetImageFilter.
Enabled external ITK module LabelErodeDilate by default.

Updates

Removed packaging of Python 3.8 (EOL) in manylinux wheels and GitHub Actions.
Updated ITK to version 5.4.3.
Upgraded Superbuild components:
- PCRE2 to version 10.44.
- Lua to version 5.4.7.
- SWIG to version 4.3.0.
- GTest to version 1.15.2.

Bug Fixes

Resolved Valgrind issues in LabelErodeDilate module.
Fixed syntax warnings for Python 3.12 compatibility.

Documentation

Updated R documentation.
Conformed to Python package name normalization in documentation.
Fixed dead URLs in the read-the-docs documentation.

What's Changed

Use SimpleITK_BUILD_DISTRIBUTE in Mac ARM build scrip by @blowekamp in #2180
Remove CircleCI from readme by @blowekamp in #2179
Instruct on creating isolated conda-forge ecosystem by @blowekamp in #2182
Additional clarification on using conda-forge by @blowekamp in #2183
STYLE: Fixes to the python examples for pylint by @dave3d in #2178
Update Superbuild GTest to 1.15.2 by @blowekamp in #2185
Update docs by @zivy in #2181
Add mac-arm64 to Build.yml by @jwj019 in #2158
DOC: Fixes for pylint by @dave3d in #2187
Fix SyntaxWarning in Python 3.12 by @fepegar in #2190
Update for 2.5.0 development by @blowekamp in #2192
Remove Python 3.8 from GHA by @blowekamp in #2194
BUG: Correct SITK_MAX_DIMENSION usage by @blowekamp in #2193
Use constexpr statements over enable_if dispatched functions by @blowekamp in #2196
Address unused variable warning related to constexpr by @blowekamp in #2198
Use maybe_unused directive over Unsed function. by @blowekamp in #2199
Use variadic template for function traits and bindings by @blowekamp in #2197
Use SimpleITK_BUILD_STRIP for mac packages by @blowekamp in #2201
Use protected member function for safe GetIndex method by @blowekamp in #2204
ENH: Handle error strings in a way that doesn't produce compile warnings by @richardbeare in #2205
Update Superbuild to PCRE 10.44 by @blowekamp in #2210
Update to SWIG 4.3.0 by @blowekamp in #2208
Update Superbuild to lua 5.4.7 by @blowekamp in #2209
Remove legacy RUBY CMake variables by @blowekamp in #2212
Separate SimpleITKFilters tests by @blowekamp in #2211
Use Image::AllocateInitialized by @blowekamp in #2213
Update along ITK release_5.4 branch by @blowekamp in #2216
ENH: Add wrapping for ReinitializeLevelSetImageFilter by @blowekamp in #2215
Use cmake_minimum_required with ...max_policy by @blowekamp in #2217
Update ITK Superbuild version to 5.4.1 by @blowekamp in #2223
Update ITK to include vector image accessor patch by @blowekamp in #2224
Use build-in xml package by @blowekamp in #2219
Remove CircleCI configuration by @blowekamp in #2150
Add dependabot to update github actions by @blowekamp in #2228
Replace macos-12 batch builds by @blowekamp in #2230
DOC: Update R documentation. by @zivy in #2232
Backport patches made in Slicer fork by @blowekamp in #2137
Slicer backport for release by @blowekamp in #2233
Enable external ITK module LabelErodeDilate by default by @dyollb in #2235
Add upto 5D support to MinimumProjectionImageFilter by @blowekamp in #2236
Use loop and list for enabling ITK modules by @blowekamp in #2237
Update clang format by @blowekamp in #2238
Address Doxygen build issue with no python executable by @blowekamp in #2242
Use pre-commit GHA action by @blowekamp in #2240
Publish test pypi by @blowekamp in #2231
Test using GHA host linux arm by @blowekamp in #2239
Adress failing Doxygen builds in Packaging CI by @blowekamp in #2243
Update CSVtoTable arguments in CMake by @blowekamp in #2244
Add permissions to create release for publish action by @blowekamp in #2246
Explicitly set OSX_ARCHITECTURES on osx java package by @blowekamp in #2247
Bump pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish from 1.12.3 to 1.12.4 by @dependabot in #2245
Override LabelErodeDilate module hash to fix valgrind defect by @blowekamp in #2249
Update ITK valgrind to include module used by simpleITK by @blowekamp in #2250
Second attempt to resolve valgrind issues in LabelErodeDilate by @blowekamp in #2253
Update Superbuild ITK version to v5.4.3 tag by @blowekamp in #2256
BUG: Normalize Python package name to simpleitk by @blowekamp in #2257
Image reader base dox by @blowekamp in #2248
Make GHA packaging case insensitive for python wheels by @blowekamp in #2258
Update documentation for python package name normalization by @blowekamp in #2260
Normalize Python package name for latest release notes by @blowekamp in #2262
Don't use head.sha for ci group by @blowekamp in #2263
Replace self-hosted runners with GH hosted runners by @blowekamp in #2259
Remove Python 3.8 from docker build script for manylinux wheels by @blowekamp in #2267
BUG: Remove ">=" from command line requirements by @blowekamp in #2270
DOC: Remove reference to kitware hosted wiki. by @zivy in #2273
DOC: Updated dead URLs in read-the-docs documentation. by @zivy in #2274

New Contributors

@fepegar made their first contribution in #2190
@dependabot made their first contribution in #2245

Full Changelog: v2.4.1...v2.5.0

Release v2.5.0rc3

2025-04-14T15:06:49Z

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre simpleitk --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v2.5.0rc3

What's Changed

BUG: Normalize Python package name to simpleitk by @blowekamp in #2257
Image reader base dox by @blowekamp in #2248
Make GHA packaging case insensitive for python wheels by @blowekamp in #2258
Update documentation for python package name normalization by @blowekamp in #2260
Normalize Python package name for latest release notes by @blowekamp in #2262
Don't use head.sha for ci group by @blowekamp in #2263
Replace self-hosted runners with GH hosted runners by @blowekamp in #2259

Full Changelog: v2.5.0rc2...v2.5.0rc3

Release v2.5.0rc2

2025-03-21T15:55:59Z

To upgrade to this Python binary package run:
pip install --upgrade --pre SimpleITK --find-links https://github.com/SimpleITK/SimpleITK/releases/tag/v2.5.0rc2

What's Changed

Update Superbuild ITK version to v5.4.3 tag by @blowekamp in #2256

Full Changelog: v2.5.0rc1...v2.5.0rc2