New Release: Ultralytics v8.2.93

[glenn-jocher]

Announcing Ultralytics v8.2.93 Release!

Summary

We’re excited to announce the release of Ultralytics YOLOv8 version v8.2.93! This update brings enhanced security, improved compatibility, and streamlined workflows to elevate your experience. Dive into the details below and explore the new features and improvements.

Key Changes

New Features

• Safe Model Loading: Introducing SafeClass and SafeUnpickler for secure model loading, protecting against unknown classes and ensuring system integrity.

Improvements

• Documentation and Workflow: Enhanced documentation and simplified GitHub workflows for a smoother developer experience.
• Dependency Update: Upgraded onnxslim to version 0.1.34, enhancing model export functionality and compatibility.
• Code Optimization: Streamlined code for speed estimation and queue management, improving performance and reducing complexity.
• NMS Flexibility: Enabled agnostic non-maximum suppression (NMS) across various validation processes for better model handling.

Purpose & Impact

• Increased Security: Safeguards model loading processes, crucial for maintaining system integrity.
• User Experience: Simplifies onboarding and interactions for developers.
• Improved Compatibility: Ensures better model export and performance optimization.
• Efficiency and Clarity: Enhances performance and maintainability.

What’s Changed

• Deprecate .github/workflows/greetings.yml by @glenn-jocher in PR #16245
• Update format.yml by @glenn-jocher in PR #16255
• Add discussions to format.yml by @glenn-jocher in PR #16257
• Fix inaccuracies in OBB docs by @Y-T-G in PR #16253
• Update Tracker Docs by @glenn-jocher in PR #16262
• Add YouTube Video to docs by @RizwanMunawar in PR #16264
• Update onnxslim==0.1.34 by @inisis in PR #16265
• Optimize speed estimation solution by @RizwanMunawar in PR #16254
• Allow agnostic NMS in validation for OBB, Pose, Segment, and NAS by @Y-T-G in PR #16251
• Optimize queue solution by @RizwanMunawar in PR #16246
• ultralytics 8.2.93 new SafeClass and SafeUnpickler classes by @UltralyticsAssistant in PR #16269

Full Changelog: v8.2.92…v8.2.93

Try It Now!

We invite you to try out the new release and share your feedback. Your insights are invaluable in helping us improve and deliver the best possible experience.

For more details, visit the release page.

Thank you for being a part of the Ultralytics community!