v0.72.2

anomalyco/opencodev0.72.2Jul 9, 2026by github-actions[bot]

AI Summary

This release focuses on improvements for rich platforms, including new commands for platform detection and better error reporting for virtual packages. It also addresses dependency satisfiability and updates documentation regarding build variants.

Key Highlights

  • Focus on fixes for rich platforms
  • New `pixi workspace platform add --auto-detected` command
  • Improved explanation for why declared platforms cannot run
  • Truncation of stdlib variant version to major.minor

New Features

  • pixi workspace platform add --auto-detected
  • Explain why each declared platform cannot run here

Full Release Notes

### [0.72.2] - 2026-07-09
#### ✨ Highlights

This release contains more fixes for rich platforms.


#### Added

- Add `pixi workspace platform add --auto-detected` by @hunger in [#6355](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6355)
- Explain why each declared platform cannot run here by @hunger in [#6491](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6491)


#### Changed

- Compose sysreq platforms from customisations only by @kilian-hu in [#6520](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6520)
- Report unsatisfied virtual packages instead of a misleading interpreter error by @hunger 


#### Documentation

- Document the build variants pixi sets automatically by @hunger in [#6534](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6534)


#### Fixed

- Quick-validate to rebuild source packages on rich platforms by @wolfv in [#6544](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6544)
- Satisfiability of conditional dependencies with virtual packages by @ruben-arts in [#6554](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6554)
- Name the unmet virtual package in the runs-by-accident warning by @hunger in [#6563](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6563)
- Truncate stdlib variant version to major.minor by @hunger in [#6567](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6567)


#### Removed

- Remove outdated `click` pin by @lucascolley in [#6549](https://github.com/prefix-dev/pixi/pull/6549)