# VTK 9.7.0 release

**URL:** https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-7-0-release/16512
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [August 17, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-7-0-release/16512 "2026-08-17T15:51:48Z")
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### Author: ![sankhesh](https://discourse.vtk.org/user_avatar/discourse.vtk.org/sankhesh/32/73_2.png) [@sankhesh](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/sankhesh)
#### Post date: [August 17, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-7-0-release/16512/1 "2026-08-17T15:51:48Z")

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We are excited to announce the release of VTK v9.7.0 - [https://www.kitware.com/vtk-9-7-0/](https://www.kitware.com/vtk-9-7-0/)

For a feature highlight and a vtk - python API demo, register here to get access to the recorded webinar - [https://www.kitware.com/webinars/whats-new-in-vtk-9-7-0/](https://www.kitware.com/webinars/whats-new-in-vtk-9-7-0/).

For detailed release notes, please visit: [9.7 - VTK documentation](https://docs.vtk.org/en/latest/release_details/9.7.html) .  
You can find the documentation and source tarballs here: [Download | VTK](https://vtk.org/download/).  
Python wheels are available on PyPI: [https://pypi.org/project/vtk/9.7.0/](https://pypi.org/project/vtk/9.7.0/).

Thank you for your continued support!