Pixi Files

[0.74.0] - 2026-07-27

✨ Highlights

Environments can now define content inline, no feature needed:

:::toml
[environments.test.dependencies]
pytest = "*"

[environments.test-lower-bounds]
solve-strategy = "lowest-direct"

And pixi global can build tools from sources without a package manifest, just name the backend:

:::shell
pixi global install --git https://github.com/BurntSushi/xsv.git --build-backend pixi-build-rust

We also fixed a bunch of bugs.

Added

• Inline environments by @Hofer-Julian in #6497
• Add offline mode (--offline) by @baszalmstra in #6608
• Inline package manifests for pixi global by @Hofer-Julian in #6521
• Fix build variant information for building by @ruben-arts in #6660
• Add run_exports to Package by @samrosenf in #6676
• Add progress spinner to pixi global sync by @MannXo in #6664
• Add --from-url option for self-update by @xia-tian-wu in #6641

Changed

• Stop docs-dev racing docs-release on tag dispatch by @Hofer-Julian in #6630
• Keep PR docs builds out of the deploy concurrency group by @Hofer-Julian in #6631

Documentation

• Typo in documentation by @anthonyylee in #6616
• Fix examples to use requires-pixi instead of pixi-minimum by @li-em in #6634

Fixed

• Release workspace gateway before indexing on publish by @hunger in #6579
• Account for Cargo build target in install-as by @baszalmstra in #6611
• Resolve changelog preview range end to a commit SHA by @Hofer-Julian in #6613
• Detect host/build dependency changes in --check/--dry-run by @baszalmstra in #6457
• Prevent pytest-temp from accumulating stale run directories by @Hofer-Julian in #6569
• Better messaging when adding dependencies to unused features by @Hofer-Julian in #6623
• Name the failing environment in pixi global error messages by @tdejager in #6643
• Rename --subdir to --subdirectory for git dependencies by @Hofer-Julian in #6657
• Only source declarations decide inline package suppression by @Hofer-Julian in #6662
• Name the package when solving build environments fails by @Hofer-Julian in #6667
• Give inline packages a name and a helpful error for Cargo workspaces by @Hofer-Julian in #6659
• Resolve rich platforms in workspace export conda-explicit-spec by @MridulS in #6551

New Contributors

• @xia-tian-wu made their first contribution in #6641
• @MannXo made their first contribution in #6664
• @li-em made their first contribution in #6634
• @anthonyylee made their first contribution in #6616