🌟 Summary

Ultralytics 8.3.62 introduces key updates to ensure deterministic data augmentation for deep learning models, alongside other repository maintenance and usability improvements. 🚀

📊 Key Changes

• Fix for Non-Deterministic Transforms: Resolved randomness issues in data augmentation with albumentations>=1.4.21 by adding support for setting a random seed. 🔧
• Workflow and Documentation Enhancements:
  • Renamed GitHub workflow files for consistency (.yaml → .yml). 📂
  • Updated project licensing headers for clarity across all source files and configurations. 📝
  • Refreshed metadata to display the current year (2025) in documentation. 📅
• Bug Fixes: Addressed sporadic dataloader freezes during consecutive training sessions. 🛠️
• Code Clean-Up: Streamlined hyperparameter mutation logic by reducing unnecessary data access. ✨

🎯 Purpose & Impact

• Consistent Training Results: Deterministic transformations allow reproducible results in model training, improving debugging and performance evaluation. 📈
• Improved Usability: Updated workflows and file organization ensure better developer experience and easier maintenance for contributors. 🧑‍💻
• Enhanced Stability: Fixes to the dataloader and optimization pipeline enhance reliability for users running training sessions repeatedly. 🚦
• Professional Branding: Revised licensing headers and metadata maintain a polished and up-to-date project representation. 🌐

⚙️ Whether you're a developer improving AI systems or a researcher fine-tuning models, this release ensures smoother, more predictable processes while adhering to modern software conventions. 🎉

What's Changed

• Consistent workflow file suffix *.yml by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18668
• ci.yml and docker.yml rename by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18671
• Fix MNN example missing BGR to RGB conversion by @jules-ai in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18689
• Remove unused dict values in items() with values() by @Kayzwer in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18651
• Update 2024 to 2025 by @glenn-jocher in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18695
• Standardize license headers in Python files by @pderrenger in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18696
• Fix random dataloader freezes by @Y-T-G in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18697
• Improve headers and comments in TOML/YAML files by @pderrenger in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18698
• ultralytics 8.3.62 Fix non-deterministic transforms with albumentations>=1.4.21 by @Y-T-G in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18701

New Contributors

• @jules-ai made their first contribution in https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/pull/18689

Full Changelog: https://github.com/ultralytics/ultralytics/compare/v8.3.61...v8.3.62