CHANGES

Signed-off-by: Larry Gritz <lg@larrygritz.com>

Author: lgritz

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 -->
 <!-- Copyright Contributors to the Open Shading Language Project. -->
 
-Release 1.15 (Oct?? ??, 2026) -- compared to 1.15
+Release 1.16 (Oct?? ??, 2026) -- compared to 1.15
 -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 ### New minimum dependencies, toolchain, and compatibility changes:
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Release 1.15 (Oct?? ??, 2026) -- compared to 1.15
 ### ⛰️  API changes and new ShadingSystem features (for renderer writers):
 
 ### ☀️  testshade/testrender/osltoy improvements
+  - *testrender*: Fix uv derivatives [#1978] [#2037](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2037) (by Alexey Smolenchuk)
+  - *osltoy*: Autodetect output color variable [#2051](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2051) (by Silvia)
 
 ### 🚀  SIMD batched shading mode
 
@@ -20,13 +22,19 @@ Release 1.15 (Oct?? ??, 2026) -- compared to 1.15
 
 ### 🏗  Build/test/CI and platform ports
 * CMake build system and scripts:
+  - *build*: Add Conda environment setup and dependency installation script [#2023](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2023) (by Alexandru Biscoveanu)
 * Dependency version support:
 * Testing and Continuous integration (CI) systems:
+  - *ci*: Switch all containers from aswftesting to aswf [#2061](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2061)
+  - *ci*: Save time by not redundantly installing gif library [#2049](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2049)
+  - *ci*: Bump python we test on Windows runners [#2066](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2066)
+  - *ci*: Lock bleeding edge to pybind11 latest version [#2069](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2069)
 * Platform support:
 
 ### 📚  Documentation
 
 ### 🏢  Project Administration
+  - *admin*: TSC roster changes [#2065](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2065)
 
 
 ---
@@ -36,9 +44,20 @@ Release 1.15 (Oct?? ??, 2026) -- compared to 1.15
 
 
 
-Release 1.15 (Dec ??, 2025) -- compared to 1.14
+Release 1.15.1.0 (Feb 1, 2026) -- compared to 1.15.0.0
 -------------------------------------------------------------
-- Beta 1: Dec 8, 2025
+  - *testrender*: Fix uv derivatives for testrender [#1978] [#2037](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2037) (by Alexey Smolenchuk)
+  - *osltoy*: Autodetect output color variable [#2051](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2051) (by Silvia Lopez)
+  - *build*: Add Conda environment setup and dependency installation script [#2023](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2023) (by Alexandru Biscoveanu)
+  - *ci*: Bump python we test on Windows runners [#2066](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2066)
+  - *ci*: Lock bleeding edge to pybind11 latest version [#2069](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2069)
+  - *admin*: TSC roster changes [#2065](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2065)
+
+
+Release 1.15 (Jan 1, 2026) -- compared to 1.14
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+- Beta 1: Dec 20, 2025
+- Supported Release: Jan 1, 2026
 
 ### New minimum dependencies, toolchain, and compatibility changes:
 * *Python*: 3.9 minimum (from 3.7) [#2017](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2017) (1.15.0.0)
@@ -56,10 +75,6 @@ Release 1.15 (Dec ??, 2025) -- compared to 1.14
   - *testrender*: Fix uv derivatives for testrender [#1978] [#2037](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2037) (by Alexey Smolenchuk) (1.14.8.0, 1.15.0.0)
   - *testrender*: Default to identity for unknown testrender xforms [#2043](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2043) (by Chris Hellmuth) (1.14.8.0, 1.15.0.0)
 
-### 🚀  SIMD batched shading mode
-
-### 🚀  OptiX GPU rendering
-
 ### 🐛/🔧  Internals: fixes, improvements, and developer concerns
   - *perf*: Share Shading Context when optimizing/jitting a shader [#1952](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/1952) (by Alex Wells) (1.15.0.0)
   - *fix*: Check for errors in ShadingSystem::ReParameter() [#1998](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/1998) (by cmstein) (1.15.0.0)
@@ -105,14 +120,10 @@ Release 1.15 (Dec ??, 2025) -- compared to 1.14
 * Platform support:
     - *build(Mac)*: Fix various MacOS problems with GitHub and CMake [#1982](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/1982) (1.15.0.0)
 
-### 📚  Documentation
-
 ### 🏢  Project Administration
   - *admin*: Set up new issue templates [#1981](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/1981) (1.15.0.0)
 
 
-
-
 ---
 
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README.md

@@ -438,24 +438,33 @@ nominated for major awards.)
   Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,
   Elemental,
   Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny,
+  Nimona,
   The Marvels,
   Leo,
   The Boys (S4),
   The Moon,
   Migration,
 * **(2024)**
   Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire,
+  The Garfield Movie,
   Inside Out 2,
   Red One,
-  Dream Productions (series)
-* **(2025 / upcoming)**
+  Dream Productions (series),
+  The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (S2),
+* **(2025)**
   Win or Lose (series),
   A Minecraft Movie,
   K-Pop Demon Hunters,
+  Fountain of Youth,
   Elio,
   Fantastic Four: First Steps,
+  Heads of State,
   Bad Guys 2,
   In Your Dreams,
+  The Last of Us (S2),
+  Murderbot (S1),
+* **(2026 / upcoming)**
+  GOAT,
   ...
 
 
@@ -552,22 +561,24 @@ The current project leadership is documented in the
 
 Many people have contributed features, bug fixes, and other changes to OSL
 over the years: Steve Agland, Shane Ambler, Martijn Berger, Farchad
-Bidgolirad, Nicholas Bishop, Curtis Black, Rasmus Bonnedal, Solomon Boulos,
-Stefan Bruens, Stefan Büttner, Matthaus G. Chajdas, Clark Chen, Mehdi
-Chinoune, Alejandro Conty, Damien Courtois, Dieter De Baets, Thomas Dinges,
-Daniel Dresser, Mads Drøschler, Peter Ellerington, Luke Emrose, Louis Feng,
-Mark Final, Henri Fousse, Stephen Friedman, Syoyo Fujita, Tim Grant, Larry
-Gritz, Nicolas Guiard, Euan Haahr, Derek Haase, Sven-Hendrik Haase, John
-Haddon, Niklas Harrysson, Daniel Heckenberg, Chris Hellmuth, Adrien Herubel,
-Dan Horák, Thiago Ize, Matt Johnson, Ronan Keryell, Chris Kulla, Elvic Liang,
-Max Liani, Adam Martinez, John Mertic, Bastien Montagne, Steena Monteiro,
-Patrick Mours, Alexis Oblet, Erich Ocean, Mikko Ohtamaa, Jean-Francois Panisset, Jino Park, Alexei
-Pawlow, Mitch Prater, Jay Reynolds, Declan Russell, Benoit Ruiz, Patrick
-Scheibe, Alex Schworer, Jonathan Scruggs, Sergey Sharybin, Mark Sisson, Sandip
-Shukla, Cliff Stein, Stephan Steinbach, Luya Tshimbalanga, Esteban Tovagliari,
-Brecht Van Lommel, Thibault Vergne, Alexander von Knorring, Aidan Welch, Alex
-Wells, Roman Zulak. (Listed alphabetically; if we've left anybody out, it is
-inadvertent, please let us know.)
+Bidgolirad, Alexandru Biscoveanu, Nicholas Bishop, Curtis Black, Rasmus
+Bonnedal, Solomon Boulos, Stefan Bruens, Stefan Büttner, Matthaus G. Chajdas,
+Clark Chen, Mehdi Chinoune, Alejandro Conty, Damien Courtois, Dieter De Baets,
+Thomas Dinges, Daniel Dresser, Mads Drøschler, Peter Ellerington, Luke Emrose,
+Louis Feng, Mark Final, Henri Fousse, Stephen Friedman, Syoyo Fujita, Alex
+Fuller, Tim Grant, Larry Gritz, Nicolas Guiard, Euan Haahr, Derek Haase,
+Sven-Hendrik Haase, John Haddon, Niklas Harrysson, Daniel Heckenberg, Chris
+Hellmuth, Christian Heusel, Adrien Herubel, Dan Horák, Thiago Ize, Matt
+Johnson, Ronan Keryell, Chris Kulla, Elvic Liang, Max Liani, Silvia Lopez,
+Adam Martinez, John Mertic, Bastien Montagne, Steena Monteiro, Patrick Mours,
+Alexis Oblet, Erich Ocean, Mikko Ohtamaa, Jean-Francois Panisset, Jino Park,
+Alexei Pawlow, Mitch Prater, Jay Reynolds, Declan Russell, Benoit Ruiz,
+Patrick Scheibe, Alex Schworer, Jonathan Scruggs, Sergey Sharybin, Mark
+Sisson, Sandip Shukla, Alexey Smolenchuk, Cliff Stein, Stephan Steinbach, Luya
+Tshimbalanga, Esteban Tovagliari, Brecht Van Lommel, Thibault Vergne,
+Alexander von Knorring, Aidan Welch, Alex Wells, Roman Zulak. (Listed
+alphabetically; if we've left anybody out, it is inadvertent, please let us
+know.)
 
 We cannot possibly express sufficient gratitude to the managers at Sony
 Pictures Imageworks who allowed this project to proceed, supported it