v2.70.0

docling-project/doclingv2.70.0Jan 23, 2026by docling-ops[bot]

AI Summary

Removes support for Python 3.9 and fixes Markdown pipe symbol handling and PPTX bullet point grouping.

Key Highlights

Drop support for Python 3.9
Handle pipe symbols that are not table markers
PPTX parsing: bullet points not grouped correctly under subheadings

Breaking Changes

Drop support for Python 3.9

New Features

Python 3.9 removal

Full Release Notes

### Feature

* Drop support for Python 3.9 ([#2905](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2905)) ([`7f38658`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/7f386587ed9a28a839a928f3815d5ce1f3e05f8b))

### Fix

* **md:** Handle pipe symbols that are not table markers ([#2904](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2904)) ([`86eaef5`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/86eaef5b4544d638099657d38f18966ddd3e73f2))
* Remove direct vllm dependency ([#2910](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2910)) ([`7a1952a`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/7a1952ae3dbdaf781700b35d226b7ec9f73ea399))
* PPTX parsing: bullet points not grouped correctly under subheadings (#2663) ([#2855](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2855)) ([`999dbb2`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/999dbb2765ab47e00ee1d3d710c4e337f79452bc))

### Documentation

* Add comprehensive docstrings to PdfPipelineOptions ([#2827](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/issues/2827)) ([`ab91786`](https://github.com/docling-project/docling/commit/ab91786f3b5dc531c7ec8c3973fac58e8288b3f0))