Stage for release of v1.14.9.0

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

Author: lgritz

CHANGES.md

@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 <!-- SPDX-License-Identifier: CC-BY-4.0 -->
 <!-- Copyright Contributors to the Open Shading Language Project. -->
 
+Release 1.14.9.0 (10 Mar 2026) -- compared to 1.14.8.0
+-------------------------------------------------------------
+  - *feat*: Add more shader group diagnostics to `compile_report`: when `compile_report >= 1`, report number of active layers, maximum connection depth of the shader network, number of texture ops, and number of noise ops. [#2085](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2085)
+  - *testshade*: Use the renderer's own error handler and convert raw pointers to `unique_ptr` [#2082](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2082)
+  - *build*: Support LLVM 22 and clang 22 [#2086](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2086)
+  - *ci*: Several CI improvements (disk space, container names, nightly workflow control, Python version, gif library dedup) [#2074](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2074) [#2061](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2061) [#2055](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2055) [#2066](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2066) [#2049](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2049)
+  - *docs*: Fix typo [#2077](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2077)
+
+
 Release 1.14.8.0 (1 Dec 2025) -- compared to 1.14.7.0
 -------------------------------------------------------------
   - *testrender*: Fix uv derivatives for testrender [#1978] [#2037](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/2037) (by Alexey Smolenchuk)

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.19)
 
-set (OSL_VERSION "1.14.8.0")
+set (OSL_VERSION "1.14.9.0")
 set (OSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE "" CACHE STRING
      "Version override (use with caution)!")
 mark_as_advanced (OSL_VERSION_OVERRIDE)

README.md

@@ -438,24 +438,34 @@ 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,
+  Hoppers,
   ...