RSN 59 - RAPIDS 26.08 release, cudf will transition to Panda 3.0+

Author RAPIDS TPM
Status

In Progress

Topic Platform Support Change
RAPIDS Version v26.08+
Created 06 May 2026
Updated N/A

Overview

Starting in RAPIDS v26.08release, scheduled for August 6, 2026 cudf will drop support for Pandas 2 and will upgrade to Pandas 3.0+

Impact

Users should plan to move to Pandas 3.0+ for RAPIDS v26.08 and later.