# \[ANN\] Numba 0.61.0rc2 and llvmlite 0.44.0rc2 are out

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**Created:** [December 18, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://numba.discourse.group/t/ann-numba-0-61-0rc2-and-llvmlite-0-44-0rc2-are-out/2845 "2024-12-18T17:31:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 18, 2024, 5:31pm UTC](https://numba.discourse.group/t/ann-numba-0-61-0rc2-and-llvmlite-0-44-0rc2-are-out/2845/1 "2024-12-18T17:31:05Z")

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Dear community,

Happy to announce that the release candidates Numba 0.61.0rc2 and llvmlite 0.44.0rc2 are out.

You can install both using `conda` with the following command:

```auto
$ conda install -c numba numba=0.61.0rc2

```

or just llvmlite:

```auto
$ conda install -c numba llvmlite=0.44.0rc2

```

Alternatively using pip to install from PyPI:

```auto
$ pip install numba==0.61.0rc2

```

or just llvmlite:

```auto
$ pip install llvmlite==0.44.0rc2

```

For more information about these releases, the release notes can be found at:

[https://numba.readthedocs.io/en/0.61.0rc2/release/0.61.0-notes.html](https://numba.readthedocs.io/en/0.61.0rc2/release/0.61.0-notes.html)

and

[https://llvmlite.readthedocs.io/en/v0.44.0rc2/release-notes.html#v0-44-0rc2](https://llvmlite.readthedocs.io/en/v0.44.0rc2/release-notes.html#v0-44-0rc2)

Please do test the release candidates with your libraries and applications and report back any issues you encounter in the thread below. 👇

Many thanks in advance!