From 9061cec991fe8ad9ba0fa8da569ddb704cde4b2f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brian Ward Date: Tue, 19 May 2026 09:35:58 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Add release notes for 5.3.0 --- RELEASE-NOTES.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt index 8a143c8d8ec..8565e31047f 100644 --- a/RELEASE-NOTES.txt +++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.txt @@ -1,5 +1,23 @@ Stan Math Library Release Notes +====================================================================== +v5.3.0 (19 May 2026) +====================================================================== + + - Improved the embedded Laplace approximation. (#3250, #3286, #3297, #3281) + - Added `yule_simon_lcdf`, `yule_simon_cdf`, and `yule_simon_rng`. (#3276, #3283, #3285) + - Added quantile function for student-t distribution. (#3211) + - Added `trace_dot(A, B)`. (#3310) + - Improved the robustness of `gamma_lccdf`. (#3275, #3272, #3292, #3296) + - Set thread QoS to USER_INITIATED on Apple Silicon. (#3278) + - Updated tests to ensure they properly clean up memory. (#3293) + - Fixed typos in error messages, code comments. (#3295) + - Documented parameter 'y' in apply_scalar_binary. (#3284) + - Jenkins: change how gh-pages branch gets re-built. (#3316) + - Jenkins: improved error handling of parallel distribution tests. (#3307) + - Updated OpenCL C++ to use v2025.07.22. (#3298) + - Updated cpplint to 2.0.2. (#3294) + ====================================================================== v5.2.0 (13 January 2026) ======================================================================