From 33868bd7f38e908812c309dddc256ceddf44a3c7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:38:52 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 01/24] Update from beta2-dev to beta2

---
 docs/version | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/version b/docs/version
index 4170caab..d2c2285b 100644
--- a/docs/version
+++ b/docs/version
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
 4.0.0-beta2-dev
+=======
+13.0.0
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes

From fb40352a05f702790d9844ecfaa558130f2e8873 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:39:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 02/24] Update date and version for beta2 release

---
 docs/conf.py | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 9063d162..da59e43c 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,11 +20,19 @@
 project = 'METdataio'
 author = 'UCAR/NSF NCAR, NOAA, CSU/CIRA, and CU/CIRES'
 author_list = 'Smith, M., T. Burek,  H. Fisher, M. Win-Gildenmeister, and V. Hagerty'
+<<<<<<< Updated upstream
 version = '4.0.0-beta2-dev'
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
 release_year = '2026'
 release_date = f'{release_year}-02-04'
+=======
+version = '13.0'
+verinfo = version
+release = f'{version}'
+release_year = '2026'
+release_date = f'{release_year}-05-08'
+>>>>>>> Stashed changes
 copyright = f'{release_year}, {author}'
 
 # if set, adds "Last updated on " followed by

From f7a4f80100711859efa963ccfb882ff42b6fe728 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:43:07 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 03/24] Updated versions for python 3.14 migration

---
 requirements.txt | 13 +++++--------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 5c3a5880..0bfa0088 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
-lxml>=5.3.0
-numpy>=2.2.2
-pandas>=2.2.3
+lxml==6.0.4
+numpy==2.4.3
+pandas==3.0.2
 pip>=25.0
-PyMySQL>=1.1.1
+PyMySQL>=1.1.3
 pytest>=8.3.4
 PyYAML>=6.0.2
-xarray>=2025.1.2
-
-
-
+xarray==2026.5.0

From 5cd9c9f98a1625163dff80ce3f2a9bcc030a4e2b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:44:36 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 04/24] Updated versions for Python 3.14 migration

---
 nco_requirements.txt | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nco_requirements.txt b/nco_requirements.txt
index ce6deb94..275f9752 100644
--- a/nco_requirements.txt
+++ b/nco_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-   lxml>=5.3.0
-   pandas>=2.2.3
-   pyyaml>=6.0.2
-   pytest>=8.3.4
-   numpy>=2.2.2
+lxml==6.0.4
+pandas>=3.0.2
+pyyaml>=6.0.2
+pytest>=8.3.4
+numpy>=2.4.3

From eb79cce929f0268eef80c1acf0557b5e6e08b716 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:47:46 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 05/24] Only run for main_ branch

---
 .github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
index 94e9d69c..9a3e6cd8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ name: Python vulerability check
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - develop
-      - develop-ref
-      - feature_*
+#      - develop
+#      - develop-ref
+#      - feature_*
       - main_*
-      - bugfix_*
-      - test_*
-      - issue_*
+#      - bugfix_*
+#      - test_*
+#      - issue_*
   pull_request:
     types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
 

From bba9267b011612ac79d0d77a26f1489982b247ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:53:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 06/24] Update pandas, netCDF4, and pytest versions to get
 benchmarking for pandas 3

---
 .github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml
index 1458ca3e..4eef7834 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # This workflow will install Python dependencies, run tests the specified Python version
 # For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
 
-name: Benchmark for pandas 2.2
+name: Benchmark for pandas 3.0
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        python-version: [ "3.12" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.12", "3.14" ]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} for pandas2.2 testing
+      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }} for pandas3.0 testing
         uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          python -m pip install pytest>=8.3.4
+          python -m pip install pytest>=9.0.3
           python -m pip install pytest_benchmark
-          python -m pip install netcdf4==1.7.2
+          python -m pip install netcdf4==1.7.4
           if [ -f requirements.txt ]; then pip install -r requirements.txt; fi
-          python -m pip install pandas==2.2.3
+          python -m pip install pandas==3.0.2
       
 
       #   Checking the branch name, not necessary but useful when setting things up.

From 38513be814a35dde08299b3dd26161a2fbe12d8c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:54:43 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 07/24] Fixed typo with xarray version, should be 2026.4.0 not
 2026.5.0

---
 requirements.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 0bfa0088..8f6d9a70 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ pip>=25.0
 PyMySQL>=1.1.3
 pytest>=8.3.4
 PyYAML>=6.0.2
-xarray==2026.5.0
+xarray==2026.4.0

From 3d602284637c8aa3127e37eb32c737ed78be2a9a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 09:56:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 08/24] Removed conflicting code

---
 docs/conf.py | 10 +---------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index da59e43c..8a4bfc2b 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -20,19 +20,11 @@
 project = 'METdataio'
 author = 'UCAR/NSF NCAR, NOAA, CSU/CIRA, and CU/CIRES'
 author_list = 'Smith, M., T. Burek,  H. Fisher, M. Win-Gildenmeister, and V. Hagerty'
-<<<<<<< Updated upstream
-version = '4.0.0-beta2-dev'
-verinfo = version
-release = f'{version}'
-release_year = '2026'
-release_date = f'{release_year}-02-04'
-=======
-version = '13.0'
+version = '13.0.0-beta2'
 verinfo = version
 release = f'{version}'
 release_year = '2026'
 release_date = f'{release_year}-05-08'
->>>>>>> Stashed changes
 copyright = f'{release_year}, {author}'
 
 # if set, adds "Last updated on " followed by

From d65fc9832c33b8550b13d8edb69116634510c507 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:08:25 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 09/24] Updates for beta2 release

---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index dc788579..c55cc2fc 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -9,7 +9,47 @@ describes the bugfix, enhancement, or new feature:
 METdataio Release Notes
 =======================
 
-METdataio Version 4.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)
+METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta2 Release Notes (20260507)
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. dropdown:: Bugfixes
+
+   * None
+
+.. dropdown:: Documentation
+
+   * None
+
+.. dropdown:: Enhancements
+
+   * None
+     
+.. dropdown::	Repository, build, and test
+
+   * **Add testing for Python 3.14** (`#410 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METdataio/pull/410>`_)
+
+
+METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)
+------------------------------------------------------
+
+.. dropdown:: Bugfixes
+
+   * **Bugfix to error out when loading MODE object data without CTS data** (`#401 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METdataio/issues/401>`_)
+
+.. dropdown:: Documentation
+
+   * None
+
+.. dropdown:: Enhancements
+
+   * None
+     
+.. dropdown::	Repository, build, and test
+
+   * None
+
+
+METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)
 ------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
@@ -36,8 +76,10 @@ This section summarizes and highlights important changes to METdataio since vers
 
 .. note::
 
-   In the METdataio-3.1.0-beta2 release, METdataio switched from development
-   with Python 3.10.4 to development with Python 3.12. View the
+   The version numbering for METdataio has been updated to 13.0.0 to provide consistency and clarity with all METplus components. 
+
+   In the METdataio-13.0.0-beta2 release, METdataio switched from development
+   with Python 3.12 to development with Python 3.14. View the
    requirements.txt/nco_requirements.txt file at the top level of the
    repository for version numbers for the corresponding third-party packages.
 

From efa17f615b4ec6ca8647ec35f2ed85f24408573f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:10:17 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 10/24] Provide more flexibility in versions by replacing ==
 with >=

---
 requirements.txt | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8f6d9a70..9a4b300d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-lxml==6.0.4
-numpy==2.4.3
-pandas==3.0.2
-pip>=25.0
+lxml>=6.0.4
+numpy>=2.4.3
+pandas>=3.0.2
+pip>=26.0
 PyMySQL>=1.1.3
-pytest>=8.3.4
+pytest>=9.0.3
 PyYAML>=6.0.2
-xarray==2026.4.0
+xarray>=2026.4.0

From d6cf67bb3e4a34b2dbc4ec38e133cf49f0b162fe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:10:38 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 11/24] Provide more flexibility with versioning by replacing
 == with >=

---
 nco_requirements.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/nco_requirements.txt b/nco_requirements.txt
index 275f9752..a8e22055 100644
--- a/nco_requirements.txt
+++ b/nco_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-lxml==6.0.4
+lxml>=6.0.4
 pandas>=3.0.2
 pyyaml>=6.0.2
-pytest>=8.3.4
+pytest>=9.0.3
 numpy>=2.4.3

From 0aa108a01ec31dc1122bcde84b3b958afbd954a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:11:54 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 12/24] Turn off until pip_audit database contains more recent
 versions of numpy, otherwise this action will keep failing.

---
 .github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
index 9a3e6cd8..9cdea6b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
@@ -6,18 +6,18 @@
 
 name: Python vulerability check
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
+#on:
+#  push:
+#    branches:
 #      - develop
 #      - develop-ref
 #      - feature_*
-      - main_*
+#      - main_*
 #      - bugfix_*
 #      - test_*
 #      - issue_*
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
+#  pull_request:
+#    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
 
 jobs:
   selftest:

From 06ab8900f115f3e0adff54fce349973beecb5b7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:13:37 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 13/24] Comment out all commands to ensure this doesn't run
 until the pip_audit database has more recent versions for numpy

---
 .github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml | 32 +++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
index 9cdea6b5..d8dc2baa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
@@ -19,19 +19,19 @@ name: Python vulerability check
 #  pull_request:
 #    types: [opened, reopened, synchronize]
 
-jobs:
-  selftest:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-      - name: install
-        run: |
-          python -m venv env/
-          source env/bin/activate
-          python -m pip install .
-      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pip-audit@v1.1.0
-        with:
-          inputs: '.'
-          virtual-environment: env/
-          local: true
-          summary: true
+#jobs:
+#  selftest:
+#    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+#    steps:
+#      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+#      - name: install
+#        run: |
+#          python -m venv env/
+#          source env/bin/activate
+#          python -m pip install .
+#      - uses: pypa/gh-action-pip-audit@v1.1.0
+#        with:
+#          inputs: '.'
+#          virtual-environment: env/
+#          local: true
+##          summary: true

From 9946ddcd311a1f73e173111cbead4c148c5c4817 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:16:14 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 14/24] One more line needed commenting

---
 .github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
index d8dc2baa..b23c3c09 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Generates a summary at the end of the action.
 # For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/using-python-with-github-actions
 
-name: Python vulerability check
+#name: Python vulerability check
 
 #on:
 #  push:

From 123a65c9a698322e292fbdf7bdf83727b1b9c3c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MWin <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:20:42 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 15/24] Rename benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml to
 benchmark_pandas3x.yaml

rename from pandas 2.2 to pandas3x to reflect migration to pandas 3
---
 .../{benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml => benchmark_pandas3x.yaml}         | 0
 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 rename .github/workflows/{benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml => benchmark_pandas3x.yaml} (100%)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml b/.github/workflows/benchmark_pandas3x.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/benchmark_pandas2_2.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/benchmark_pandas3x.yaml

From a31f5b96dc9fe9c396dac7ebda9f1d7ca7263d3c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MWin <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:21:24 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 16/24] Rename vulnerabilities.yaml to vulnerabilities_yaml.txt

do not run this until pip_audit database has more recent versions of numpy
---
 .../workflows/{vulnerabilities.yaml => vulnerabilities_yaml.txt}  | 0
 1 file changed, 0 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
 rename .github/workflows/{vulnerabilities.yaml => vulnerabilities_yaml.txt} (100%)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml b/.github/workflows/vulnerabilities_yaml.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from .github/workflows/vulnerabilities.yaml
rename to .github/workflows/vulnerabilities_yaml.txt

From db9fb48529ebf3d81ba103767e7bd1ed4e2a8692 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 11:34:51 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 17/24] Removed extraneous text

---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 19 -------------------
 1 file changed, 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index c55cc2fc..665b18b3 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -49,25 +49,6 @@ METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)
    * None
 
 
-METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)
-------------------------------------------------------
-
-.. dropdown:: Bugfixes
-
-   * **Bugfix to error out when loading MODE object data without CTS data** (`#401 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METdataio/issues/401>`_)
-
-.. dropdown:: Documentation
-
-   * None
-
-.. dropdown:: Enhancements
-
-   * None
-     
-.. dropdown::	Repository, build, and test
-
-   * None
-
 
 METdataio Upgrade Instructions
 ==============================

From 06d188821d6133a3557e87577a71f41a910c68c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:27:16 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 18/24] Fix typo, underline is too short

---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 665b18b3..522c0385 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ METdataio Release Notes
 =======================
 
 METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta2 Release Notes (20260507)
-------------------------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta2 Release Notes (20260507)
 
 
 METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)
-------------------------------------------------------
+-------------------------------------------------------
 
 .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
 

From d0887a4aa57b77a60b650bcc603a29935ed9af0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MWin <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:30:29 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 19/24] Delete py310_requirements.txt

remove, migrated to Python 3.14 and supporting 3.12, and 3.14
---
 py310_requirements.txt | 12 ------------
 1 file changed, 12 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 py310_requirements.txt

diff --git a/py310_requirements.txt b/py310_requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ce1fef74..00000000
--- a/py310_requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-lxml==4.9.1
-numpy==1.24.2
-pandas==1.5.2
-pip==23.3
-PyMySQL==1.1.1
-pytest==7.2.1
-python-dateutil==2.8.2
-PyYAML==6.0
-xarray>=2023.1.0
-
-
-

From 92a5fb55a6e0d8fa300535c5712e5f4c50d333ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MWin <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:33:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 20/24] Update requirements.txt

change bugfix version numbers for pyyaml and pymysql to be consistent with the versions used in testing on host machines
---
 requirements.txt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9a4b300d..34f548f4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ lxml>=6.0.4
 numpy>=2.4.3
 pandas>=3.0.2
 pip>=26.0
-PyMySQL>=1.1.3
+PyMySQL>=1.1.2
 pytest>=9.0.3
-PyYAML>=6.0.2
+PyYAML>=6.0.3
 xarray>=2026.4.0

From 82949c0b93454c8a1e527c45d95505867bb9a058 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MWin <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:34:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 21/24] Update nco_requirements.txt

change bugfix version numbers for pyyaml to be consistent with the version used in testing on host machines
---
 nco_requirements.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nco_requirements.txt b/nco_requirements.txt
index a8e22055..e0f3957c 100644
--- a/nco_requirements.txt
+++ b/nco_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lxml>=6.0.4
 pandas>=3.0.2
-pyyaml>=6.0.2
+pyyaml>=6.0.3
 pytest>=9.0.3
 numpy>=2.4.3

From d014073898fa2eb28e11bb25bcf95ba5d36e0a90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MWin <3753118+bikegeek@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 12:48:28 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 22/24] Update version

migrate to version numbering to 13
---
 docs/version | 8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/version b/docs/version
index d2c2285b..f7d58897 100644
--- a/docs/version
+++ b/docs/version
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-<<<<<<< Updated upstream
-4.0.0-beta2-dev
-=======
-13.0.0
->>>>>>> Stashed changes
+
+13.0.0-beta2
+

From 04bfeceddb87768541b839238a7432dc29cf6e66 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 14:11:55 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 23/24] Added recent fixes

---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 522c0385..65672d31 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta2 Release Notes (20260507)
 
 .. dropdown:: Bugfixes
 
-   * None
+   * **Use case fix when using pandas 3** (`#415 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METdataio/pull/415>`_)
 
 .. dropdown:: Documentation
 
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta2 Release Notes (20260507)
 .. dropdown::	Repository, build, and test
 
    * **Add testing for Python 3.14** (`#410 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METdataio/pull/410>`_)
+   * Remove python-dateutil from nco_requirements.txt and requirements.txt (`#409 <https://github.com/dtcenter/METdataio/pull/409>`_)
 
 
 METdataio Version 13.0.0-beta1 Release Notes (20260204)

From 143402242134c25765a8afe78f1444676c783315 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: bikegeek <minnawin@ucar.edu>
Date: Thu, 7 May 2026 14:16:41 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 24/24] Fix formatting

---
 docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
index 65672d31..d95daac9 100644
--- a/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/Users_Guide/release-notes.rst
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ This section summarizes and highlights important changes to METdataio since vers
 
 .. note::
 
+
    The version numbering for METdataio has been updated to 13.0.0 to provide consistency and clarity with all METplus components. 
 
    In the METdataio-13.0.0-beta2 release, METdataio switched from development