.. _1.2.0:

1.2.0 - May 8th 2026
====================

The main changes in this release are:

* Increased pipeline flexibility (`#98 <https://github.com/AllenNeuralDynamics/aind-ephys-pipeline/pull/98>`_):
  * job_dispatch: enhanced ``spikeinterface`` input option to accept spikeinterface-native datasets (e.g. binary folder / zarr / JSON / PKL)
  * preprocessing: option to provide a custom preprocessing pipeline and use ``apply_preprocessing_pipeline``
  * postprocessing: flexibility in defining extensions, with minimal requirements of ``random_spikes`` and ``templates``
  * curation / visualization / QC / NWB units: more robust against missing extensions and metrics
* Rebuilt container images, now running on non-root users and defining CACHE folders internally to avoid permission issues (`#103 <https://github.com/AllenNeuralDynamics/aind-ephys-pipeline/pull/103>`_ / `#104 <https://github.com/AllenNeuralDynamics/aind-ephys-pipeline/pull/104>`_)


.. warning::

    The updates to the ``preprocessing`` and ``postprocessing`` steps modified the expected structure of parameters file.
    Please take a look at the updated parameters file documentation and update your parameters file accordingly when using this new release.
    You can use the :ref:`parameter-editor-webapp` (``python params_app/serve.py``) to easily create and validate your parameters file.


Package versions
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* ``spikeinterface`` version: 0.103.2
* ``aind-data-schema`` version: 2.4.0
* ``neo`` version 0.14.4