- Core dependency pendulum upgraded to v3, dropping support for v2 – requires code updates (breaking change).
- Airflow now packages via pyproject.toml and Hatchling; Graphviz is optional and extras are normalized, improving installation and build process.
- A large set of bug fixes, deprecation of MSSQL support (to be removed in 2.9.0), and extensive documentation updates.
Apache Airflow 2.8.1
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