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v0.8.0

MinishLab/model2vecv0.8.0Mar 26, 2026by Pringled

AI Summary

Major update replacing the legacy tokenizer code with skeletoken, refactoring persistence methods, and deprecating Python 3.9 support. Includes updated documentation and MTEB results.

Key Highlights

  • Replace tokenizer code with skeletoken
  • Refactor persistence, remove from_sentence_transformers
  • Deprecated Python 3.9 support
  • Update MTEB results to V2

Breaking Changes

  • Deprecated Python 3.9 support
  • Refactored persistence, removed from_sentence_transformers

New Features

  • Expose random seed
  • Add util for tokenizer pad id

Full Release Notes

## What's Changed
* docs: Added CITATION.cff, updated citation info by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/293
* docs: Added modelcard logo by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/294
* docs: Update default model for example by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/299
* chore: Deprecated Python 3.9 support by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/301
* chore: Update CI to run on external PRs, fix test import by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/303
* feat: replace tokenizer code with skeletoken by @stephantul in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/302
* feat: refactor persistence, remove from_sentence_transformers by @stephantul in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/305
* fix: refix tokenizer with added token shenanigans by @stephantul in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/304
* fix: if layers == 0, layers were not initialized by @stephantul in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/306
* feat: expose random seed, small typing fix by @stephantul in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/308
* feat: add util for tokenizer pad id  by @stephantul in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/310
* docs: Update results to MTEB V2 by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/311
* chore: Bump version by @Pringled in https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/pull/312


**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/MinishLab/model2vec/compare/v0.7.0...v0.8.0