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The Hugging Face Hub has reached version 1.0 after five years of development. This release marks a significant turning point in the library's history, with improved performance, new capabilities, and better support for modern workflows.
Hugging Face is releasing version 1.0 of huggingface_hub after five years of development.The transition marks a major step forward for huggingface_hub, with improved performance and new capabilities.A fully redesigned Command-Line Interface (CLI) replaces the deprecated huggingface-cli.Full adoption of hf_xet for file transfers has been implemented.Major updates have been made to the library's API surface.The release has the support of over 300 contributors and millions of users worldwide.
Hugging Face is proud to announce the release of its flagship library, huggingface_hub, which has reached version 1.0 after five years of development. This milestone marks a significant turning point in the library's history, as it transitions from a legacy Git-based wrapper to an HTTP-based infrastructure powered by the httpx backend.
The transition to v1.0 is a major step forward for huggingface_hub, which has become the go-to platform for accessing and sharing machine learning models, datasets, and other artifacts in the Hugging Face ecosystem. With this release, users can expect improved performance, new capabilities, and better support for modern workflows.
According to Lucain Pouget, Wauplin, a contributor to huggingface_hub, "The team has worked tirelessly to ensure that this transition is as seamless as possible. We've made significant investments in backward compatibility to minimize disruption to existing workflows." The library's developer, Julien Chaumond, added, "We're excited to share this achievement with the community and look forward to continuing to innovate and expand the features of huggingface_hub."
In addition to its improved performance and new capabilities, v1.0 brings a range of other significant changes, including a fully redesigned Command-Line Interface (CLI) that replaces the deprecated huggingface-cli, full adoption of hf_xet for file transfers, and major updates to the library's API surface.
These changes were made with the support of over 300 contributors and millions of users worldwide. The team acknowledges that breaking changes were necessary to drive progress and ensure the long-term viability of the library.
"Measuring the growth and impact of an open-source library is a tricky task," said Julien Chaumond, "but numbers tell a story of their own: 200,000 dependent libraries, over 2 million public models, 0.5 million public datasets, and 1 million public Spaces." This represents a significant milestone for the Hugging Face Hub and its users.
Hugging Face acknowledges its gratitude to contributors, users, and partners who have supported this journey. The company also invites users to upgrade to v1.0 and experience the improvements firsthand.
Related Information:
https://www.digitaleventhorizon.com/articles/The-Hugging-Face-Hub-Reaches-a-New-Milestone-huggingfacehub-v10-Released-deh.shtml
https://huggingface.co/blog/huggingface-hub-v1
Published: Mon Oct 27 11:50:56 2025 by llama3.2 3B Q4_K_M
