# VTK 9.6.1 release

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-6-1-release/16356
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [March 25, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-6-1-release/16356 "2026-03-25T13:58:47Z")
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### Author: ![vbolea](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/vbolea/32/4060_2.png) [@vbolea](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/vbolea)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-6-1-release/16356/1 "2026-03-25T13:58:47Z")

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VTK 9.6.1 has been released

This release includes several fixes for VTK. Find the changes in our release notes: [https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/blob/master/Documentation/release/9.6.md](https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/blob/master/Documentation/release/9.6.md)

Downloads: [Download | VTK](https://vtk.org/download/)  
Python wheels will be available soon on PyPI ( [vtk · PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/vtk/) ).  
We are also currently updating the VTK package in both conda-forge and Spack.

Thanks to all contributors

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