build: update cibuildwheel to v3.1.4, remove python 3.8 support
What changed, and why it matters
This is a routine build-system update. It upgrades the tool used to compile Python wheel packages and adjusts which Python versions and platforms are built. There is no change to the library's actual code, cryptography, or security behavior.
No security action required. Review the updated skip list to confirm intended supported Python versions and platforms remain built.
Security signals we found
No strong security signals were identified.
Evidence from the diff
The commit updates .github/workflows/wheels.yml to use pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.1.4 instead of v2.16.5 and refreshes the CIBW_SKIP pattern to drop Python 3.8 builds, skip pre-release Python 3.14, and simplify platform exclusions. It affects CI configuration only; no source code, APIs, or cryptographic operations are modified.
Changed components
.github/workflows/wheels.ymlInspect captured patch +2 / −2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 0b16497..76f6068 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ jobs:
platforms: arm64
- name: Build Wheels
- uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v2.16.5
+ uses: pypa/cibuildwheel@v3.1.4
env:
- CIBW_SKIP: "cp3{5..7}-* cp3{6..12}-win32* cp3{6..12}-musllinux_aarch64* pp*"
+ CIBW_SKIP: "cp38* cp314* *-win32 *-musllinux_aarch64 pp* gp* cp3??t-*"
CIBW_ARCHS_LINUX: "x86_64 aarch64"
CIBW_ARCHS_MACOS: "x86_64 arm64 universal2"
Why this scored 15/100
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