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Stan Math Library Release Notes

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v5.3.0 (19 May 2026)
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- 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)

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v5.2.0 (13 January 2026)
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