Ultralytics v8.3.115 Release: Enhanced TIFF Support, Data Loading Diagnostics, and Docs Upgrades!
Summary
We’re excited to announce Ultralytics v8.3.115! This release focuses on making your experience with the Ultralytics platform smoother, more reliable, and even easier to get started. With robust improvements to TIFF image support, clearer documentation, smarter diagnostics, and fixes for distributed workflows, this update ensures YOLO and all our supported models remain as accessible and powerful as ever.
New Features & Enhancements
Improved TIFF Image Support
You can now train and predict more reliably with TIFF/TIF files, especially single-frame RGB images. This expands dataset compatibility and smooths out common image-loading hurdles.
Data Loading Diagnostics
No more mysterious slowdowns! We’ve introduced meaningful warnings for slow disk read speeds so you can quickly identify and tackle data bottlenecks.
- Added by @Y-T-G in Add slow disk read speed warning
Documentation Enhancements
- Updated Usage Examples: The YOLOE documentation now reflects the latest YOLO11 best practices.
- Google-style Docstrings: Clearer, more consistent doc examples for new contributors.
- Cleaner Formatting: Improved doc formatting and removal of nested HTML spans.
Bug Fixes & Stability
Distributed Training Fixes
Running distributed, multi-node, or multi-GPU jobs? This update corrects device assignments so your training jobs run smoothly at scale.
Shoutout to Contributors
A warm welcome to @SimoneCaldarella for their first contribution! 
And a huge thank you to all the community members whose ideas and feedback drive continual improvement—each enhancement reflects your real-world needs.
Purpose & Impact
- Wider Dataset Support: Confidently use TIFF images in your training and prediction pipelines.
- Smoother Training: Instantly spot data bottlenecks with new disk speed checks.
- More Robust Scaling: Run distributed experiments with greater reliability.
- Easier Onboarding: Improved documentation helps everyone—from newcomers to experienced contributors—get productive fast.
- Backward Compatible: All changes are designed to work with your current projects.
Release Details
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As always, a massive thanks goes out to the amazing YOLO community and the Ultralytics team for making these advancements possible. Happy building! 