# pyenv v2.8.5

- Product: pyenv (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/pyenv)
- Vendor: pyenv
- Date: 2026-09-01
- Version: v2.8.5
- Original notes: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/releases/tag/v2.8.5
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/pyenv/releases/v2.8.5

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- **added** — Record direct system dependencies in Linux/FreeBSD for pyenv-binary
- **fixed** — Fix "cd: null directory" error in OpenSUSE tests
- **added** — Add GraalPy 25.3.4.1
- **added** — Add CPython 3.15.0rc2
- **changed** — Support relocating macOS archives in pyenv-binary

##### What's Changed
* pyenv-binary: record direct system dependencies in Linux/FreeBSD by @macayu17 in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3520
* tests: Fix "cd: null directory" in OpenSUSE by @native-api in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3524
* Test improvements by @native-api in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3525
* CI: test on all runners when the build logic changes by @sujeito-operator in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3522
* Add GraalPy 25.3.4.1 by @msimacek in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3529
* Add CPython 3.15.0rc2 by @pyenv-bot[bot] in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3530
* pyenv-binary: support relocating macOS archives by @macayu17 in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3528

##### New Contributors
* @sujeito-operator made their first contribution in https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/pull/3522

**Full Changelog**: https://github.com/pyenv/pyenv/compare/v2.8.4...v2.8.5