RSN 65 - RAPIDS 26.12 release, cudf-polars will transition to Polars 2.0+#

Author

RAPIDS TPM

Status

In Progress

Topic

Platform Support Change

RAPIDS Version

v26.12+

Created

October 20, 2026

Updated

N/A

Overview#

Starting in RAPIDS v26.12 release, cudf-polars will drop support for Polars 1.x and will require Polars 2.0+.

Impact#

Users should plan to move to Polars 2.0+ for RAPIDS v26.12 and later.