RAPIDS RSN 47: Branching strategy changes and impact on cuOpt

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RAPIDS has published RSN 47, describing upcoming changes to its branching strategy starting with the 25.12 release cycle. These changes may affect projects that track RAPIDS branches or tags, including some cuOpt build and integration workflows.​

For full details and the authoritative schedule, please review RAPIDS Support Notice RSN 47: “Changes to RAPIDS branching strategy in 25.12” on the RAPIDS documentation site: https://docs.rapids.ai/notices/rsn0047/.​

At this time, no changes to cuOpt usage are required for most users, but anyone building from source or pinning RAPIDS branches should confirm their automation and documentation align with the new RAPIDS branching model. Any cuOpt‑specific adjustments to supported versions or branches will be communicated in future announcements in this category.​