v1.68.0
pydantic/pydantic-aiv1.68.0Mar 13, 2026by DouweM
AI Summary
Optimizes span hierarchy and fixes OpenAI thinking detection alongside AG-UI stability and dependency updates.
Key Highlights
- Removed redundant `running tools` parent span
- Fixed thinking detection for `gpt-5.3-chat-latest`
- Fixed AG-UI follow-up messages failing after built-in tool use
- Remediated Dependabot security alerts
New Features
- Span hierarchy optimization
Full Release Notes
<!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at main --> ## What's Changed ### Changes * Remove redundant `running tools` parent span by @Kludex in #4560 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes * fix(openai): thinking detection for `gpt-5.3-chat-latest` by @dsfaccini in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4567 * fix: AG-UI follow-up messages failing after built-in tool use by @gcheshkov in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4624 ### 📦 Dependencies * fix: remediate open Dependabot security alerts by @dsfaccini in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4520 ## New Contributors * @gcheshkov made their first contribution in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4624 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/compare/v1.67.0...v1.68.0 <!-- Release notes generated using configuration in .github/release.yml at v1.68.0 --> ## What's Changed ### 🚀 Features * Remove redundant `running tools` parent span by @Kludex in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4560 ### 🐛 Bug Fixes * fix(openai): thinking detection for `gpt-5.3-chat-latest` by @dsfaccini in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4567 * fix: AG-UI follow-up messages failing after built-in tool use by @gcheshkov in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4624 ### 📦 Dependencies * fix: remediate open Dependabot security alerts by @dsfaccini in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4520 ## New Contributors * @gcheshkov made their first contribution in https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/pull/4624 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pydantic/pydantic-ai/compare/v1.67.0...v1.68.0