CUDA Release Notes

Type: Guide Tags: NVIDIA, CUDA, release notes, versions, compatibility, toolkit, libraries Related: NVIDIA-CUDA, CUDA-Compatibility, NVCC, CUDA-Binary-Utilities, cuBLAS, cuFFT, cuSOLVER, cuSPARSE Sources: https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-toolkit-release-notes/index.html Last Updated: 2026-04-29

Summary

CUDA Release Notes document the current CUDA Toolkit release, component versions, compatibility requirements, new features, resolved issues, known issues, and library changes. The current docs page is for CUDA Toolkit 13.2 Update 1.

Detail

The release notes are important because CUDA Toolkit components are versioned independently. A CUDA Toolkit release can include specific versions of compiler components, runtime libraries, developer tools, Nsight tools, and CUDA-X libraries.

For this wiki, CUDA release notes should be linked whenever an answer depends on exact toolkit, driver, component, library, or known-issue details. It complements CUDA-Compatibility, which captures driver/toolkit compatibility rules.

Connections

• CUDA-Compatibility - release notes provide concrete driver and toolkit version tables.
• NVCC - compiler changes and known issues are tracked in release notes.
• CUDA-Binary-Utilities - tool versions are listed as CUDA Toolkit components.
• cuBLAS, cuFFT, cuSOLVER, and cuSPARSE - library release histories appear in the CUDA release notes.
• NVIDIA-Data-Center-GPU-Drivers - driver requirements connect CUDA release notes to fleet deployment.

Source Excerpts

• NVIDIA’s CUDA 13.2 Update 1 release notes cover general CUDA infrastructure and CUDA library updates.
• The release notes include component versions, driver compatibility, new features, resolved issues, known issues, and deprecations.