MyST-Parser 5.0.0

Release Date: 2026-01-15

This release significantly bumps the supported versions of core dependencies:

‼️ Breaking Changes

This release updates the minimum supported versions:

• Python: >=3.11 (dropped Python 3.10, tests up to 3.14)
• Sphinx: >=8,<10 (dropped Sphinx 7, added Sphinx 9)
• Docutils: >=0.20,<0.23 (dropped docutils 0.19, added docutils 0.22)
• markdown-it-py: ~=4.0 (upgraded from v3)

⬆️ Dependency Upgrades

• ⬆️ Upgrade to markdown-it-py v4 by @chrisjsewell in #1060
• ⬆️ Drop Python 3.10 and Sphinx 7 by @chrisjsewell in #1059
• ⬆️ Drop docutils 0.19 by @chrisjsewell in #1061
• ⬆️ Add support for Python 3.14 by @chrisjsewell in #1075
• ⬆️ Support Sphinx v9 by @chrisjsewell in #1076
• ⬆️ Allow docutils 0.22 by @chrisjsewell in #1084

👌 Improvements

• 👌 Improve generation of meta nodes by @AA-Turner in #1080

📚 Documentation

• 📚 Fix typo in tables.md by @electricalgorithm in #1034
• 📚 Fix minor typo in cross-referencing.md by @krassowski in #1036

🔧 Internal / Maintenance

• 🔧 Update pre-commit by @chrisjsewell in #1058
• 🔧 Add AGENTS.md by @chrisjsewell in #1083

Full Changelog: v4.0.1...v5.0.0