NousResearch/hermes-agent

exclude-newer breaking pinned package installations

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Nothing open on GitHub. Fix merged in #86694 on 15 Aug 2026. Check it covers your case.

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A bug where the exclude-newer option incorrectly filters out or blocks installation of exactly-pinned packages, including build-system dependencies. Multiple fixes and a bug report address this specific interaction.

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  • #86694 fix(deps): stop exclude-newer from bricking installs on no-date and exact-pinned packages

    merged to main

    files: pyproject.toml, scripts/install.sh, tests/test_packaging_metadata.py

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  • #78239 fix: keep pinned dependencies installable with exclude-newer · other
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#78227[Bug] v0.20.0 install/auto-update still broken: exclude-newer filters freshly pinned pillow 12.3.0 & setuptools 83.0.0 (build-system fails too)
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hermes cli
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#86694
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1 PR closed without merging
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15 Aug 2026

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