# OpenUSD v26.05 release candidate is now available on GitHub

**URL:** <https://forum.aousd.org/t/openusd-v26-05-release-candidate-is-now-available-on-github/2901>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [April 14, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/openusd-v26-05-release-candidate-is-now-available-on-github/2901 "2026-04-14T22:38:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![varun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e9bcb4/32.png) [@varun](https://forum.aousd.org/u/varun)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2026, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/openusd-v26-05-release-candidate-is-now-available-on-github/2901/1 "2026-04-14T22:38:48Z")

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Hi all -

The release candidate for OpenUSD 26.05 is now on GitHub with the tag [v26.05-rc1](https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/releases/tag/v26.05-rc1). The CHANGELOG is available here:

> <https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD/blob/4ed612854ad99ff006031342dffe2bd8d4fa9f82/CHANGELOG.md>

Version 26.05 is planned for release next week. Please post any questions or feedback here in this thread or file bug report issues in the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/PixarAnimationStudios/OpenUSD).

Thanks!

- Varun

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**Author:** ![sunya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@sunya](https://forum.aousd.org/u/sunya)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.aousd.org/t/openusd-v26-05-release-candidate-is-now-available-on-github/2901/2 "2026-04-24T19:11:40Z")

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Closed on April 24, 2026, 7:11pm UTC