jasonqinzhou · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026 · Sep 18, 2026
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ jobs:
           release-smoke/bin/python -c
           "import importlib.metadata as metadata;
           import aisimulate, aisimulate_core, aiconfigurator, aiconfigurator_core;
-          assert aisimulate.__version__ == aisimulate_core.__version__ == '0.12.0';
-          assert metadata.version('aisimulate') == '0.12.0';
+          assert aisimulate.__version__ == aisimulate_core.__version__ == '0.13.0';
+          assert metadata.version('aisimulate') == '0.13.0';
           installed = {dist.metadata['Name'].lower() for dist in metadata.distributions()};
           forbidden = {'aisimulate-core', 'aiconfigurator', 'aiconfigurator-core'};
           assert installed.isdisjoint(forbidden), installed & forbidden"

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ exclude = ["crates/tests/public-api"]
 resolver = "3"
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 edition = "2024"
 description = "Backend-neutral inference simulation and deployment configuration search"
 authors = ["NVIDIA Inc. <sw-dl-dynamo@nvidia.com>"]

@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ contract.
 ## AIConfigurator compatibility CLI
 
 The `aisimulate` wheel preserves the established `aiconfigurator` command for
-workflows that have not yet moved to the unified CLI. AISimulate 0.12.0 keeps
+workflows that have not yet moved to the unified CLI. AISimulate 0.13.0 keeps
 this compatibility surface, while new prediction and search integrations
 should start with `aisimulate predict` and `aisimulate recommend`.
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ development, releases, issues, and pull requests; open all new issues and pull
 requests in this repository.
 
 The `aiconfigurator` compatibility command remains available from the
-`aisimulate` wheel in 0.12.0. It is targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.13.0,
+`aisimulate` wheel through 0.13.0. It is targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.14.0,
 after every remaining AIC workflow has a verified replacement in the unified
 `aisimulate` CLI. Until then, use the compatibility command for the workflows
 identified in the migration guide.

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "aisimulate-core"
 description = "Engine-neutral inference simulation, deterministic replay, and performance modeling"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 edition.workspace = true
 authors.workspace = true
 license.workspace = true

@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ crate's `embed-python` feature, which enables PyO3's `auto-initialize` support:
 
 ```toml
 [dependencies]
-aisimulate-core = { version = "0.12.0", features = ["embed-python"] }
+aisimulate-core = { version = "0.13.0", features = ["embed-python"] }
 ```
 
 Applications that embed Python in an existing host may initialize the

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # AISimulate artifact contract
 
-AISimulate 0.12.0 has one product version and exactly two release artifacts:
+AISimulate 0.13.0 has one product version and exactly two release artifacts:
 
 | Artifact | Build manifest | Public purpose |
 | --- | --- | --- |
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ live inside the `aisimulate` wheel and therefore do not add artifacts.
 builds and validates the output directory afterward. A release build fails if
 an additional wheel, source distribution, or crate appears.
 
-Both artifacts use version `0.12.0`. The wheel builds its native extension from
+Both artifacts use version `0.13.0`. The wheel builds its native extension from
 the same Rust source as the published crate; it does not install a second core
 distribution.
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ fails CI if either packaging copy differs byte-for-byte from its root original,
 and the release-artifact validator checks the bytes installed in the wheel.
 
 Nightly builds stamp a dev suffix with `scripts/apply_dev_version.py` before
-building: the wheel becomes `0.12.0.devYYYYMMDD` (PEP 440) and the crate
-`0.12.0-dev.YYYYMMDD` (SemVer — cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling, and the
+building: the wheel becomes `0.13.0.devYYYYMMDD` (PEP 440) and the crate
+`0.13.0-dev.YYYYMMDD` (SemVer — cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling, and the
 dotted date is a numeric identifier so pre-release versions order
 numerically). The wheel form follows the ai-dynamo/dynamo nightly
 convention. The release script accepts only this suffix pair and still

@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ Main branch nightly CI builds the approved release surface: one `aisimulate` whe
 architecture and one `aisimulate-core` Rust source crate. A changes guard compares
 `main` with the last successful scheduled nightly. The build stamps a dev version using the original UTC run-creation date followed
 by its zero-padded ten-digit workflow run number, for example
-`0.12.0.dev202609170000001234`. Scheduled and manual runs have distinct versions;
+`0.13.0.dev202609170000001234`. Scheduled and manual runs have distinct versions;
 retries retain the same version, and later dates sort after earlier dates. Builds
 use pinned tooling and record checksums and provenance.
 

@@ -1471,7 +1471,7 @@ aggregate-only SLA semantics, described in its feature guide.
 ### 6.2 Repository and release transition
 
 AISimulate is the home for ongoing development, issues, and releases. The standalone
-AIConfigurator repository is scheduled to archive after its final 0.12.0 release. AISimulate 0.12.0
-keeps the AIC compatibility command; removal is targeted for 0.13.0 after all remaining workflows
+AIConfigurator repository is scheduled to archive after its final 0.12.0 release. AISimulate 0.13.0
+keeps the AIC compatibility command; removal is targeted for 0.14.0 after all remaining workflows
 have verified unified-CLI replacements. See the [release transition policy](../../README.md#aiconfigurator-repository-transition)
 and [repository history](../repository-history.md).
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ and unified native PyO3 extension. It does not depend on another core
 distribution or on Dynamo. The crate owns the compiled engine, forward-pass
 model, Replay runtime, KV-cache request/response types, and the embedded
 Rust-to-Python construction path. The legacy `aiconfigurator_core` Python
-namespace remains available during the AIC 0.12.0 compatibility window.
+namespace remains available in AISimulate 0.13.0 for compatibility.
 
 ## Stable Python facade
 

@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ to the intended environment.
 ## Use an internal nightly
 
 The [nightly workflow](../.github/workflows/nightly-ci.yml) produces a wheel
-version such as `0.12.0.devYYYYMMDD`, then stages artifacts to access-controlled
+version such as `0.13.0.devYYYYMMDD`, then stages artifacts to access-controlled
 Artifactory through the protected release environment. The run subsequently
 checks the downloaded wheel and qualifies its FPE support matrix. Use a
 successful completed nightly: a successful build, staging step, or dev suffix

@@ -175,8 +175,8 @@ will publish its final 0.12.0 `aiconfigurator` and `aiconfigurator-core`
 artifacts and then be archived; ongoing development, releases, issues, and pull
 requests move to AISimulate.
 
-The compatibility command remains in the AISimulate 0.12.0 wheel and is
-targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.13.0. Removal is gated on verified unified
+The compatibility command remains in the AISimulate 0.13.0 wheel and is
+targeted for removal in AISimulate 0.14.0. Removal is gated on verified unified
 CLI replacements for every remaining workflow in the migration guide.
 
 For features already implemented by the standalone Sweeper, see

@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # AISimulate application (AIConfigurator compatibility source)
 
 > This directory contains the complete AIConfigurator application migrated to
-> the standalone AISimulate repository. It builds the `aisimulate` 0.12.0
+> the standalone AISimulate repository. It builds the `aisimulate` 0.13.0
 > wheel, not a separate `aiconfigurator` wheel. The legacy import namespace and
 > `aiconfigurator` executable remain compatibility surfaces alongside the public
-> `aisimulate` prediction CLI. The original AIC
+> `aisimulate` prediction CLI. Command removal is targeted for AISimulate 0.14.0,
+> after every remaining workflow has a verified unified-CLI replacement. The original AIC
 > documentation below is retained so existing workflows remain discoverable
 > during the CLI parity and deprecation window.
 

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [project]
 name = "aisimulate"
-version = "0.12.0"
+version = "0.13.0"
 authors = [
     { name = "NVIDIA Inc.", email = "sw-dl-dynamo@nvidia.com" },
 ]

@@ -13,26 +13,27 @@
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-_MIGRATION_GUIDE = "https://github.com/ai-dynamo/aiconfigurator/blob/main/docs/aisimulate_migration.md"
+_MIGRATION_GUIDE = "https://github.com/ai-dynamo/aisimulate/blob/main/docs/cli/migrate-from-aiconfigurator.md"
 _warned_entry_points: set[str] = set()
 
 _P = ParamSpec("_P")
 _R = TypeVar("_R")
 
 
 def warn_legacy_cli(mode: str | None) -> None:
-    """Warn once when the CLI is run from the legacy AIC distribution."""
+    """Warn once when the legacy compatibility CLI is run."""
 
     command = "aiconfigurator cli" + (f" {mode}" if mode else "")
     key = f"cli:{mode or '<root>'}"
     if key in _warned_entry_points:
         return
     _warned_entry_points.add(key)
     message = (
-        f"`{command}` is running from the deprecated AIConfigurator "
-        "distribution, which is planned for removal in AIConfigurator 0.13.0. "
-        f"Install `aisimulate==0.12.0` and keep running `{command} ...`; "
-        "AISimulate preserves the established command name and arguments. "
+        f"`{command}` is a deprecated compatibility command shipped by AISimulate 0.13.0. "
+        "Command removal is targeted for AISimulate 0.14.0 after every remaining "
+        "workflow has a verified unified-CLI replacement. "
+        f"Until then, keep running `{command} ...`; AISimulate preserves the "
+        "established command name and arguments. "
         f"Migration guide: {_MIGRATION_GUIDE}"
     )
     warnings.warn(message, DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=4)
@@ -51,10 +52,9 @@ def wrapper(*args: _P.args, **kwargs: _P.kwargs) -> _R:
         if entry_point not in _warned_entry_points:
             _warned_entry_points.add(entry_point)
             warnings.warn(
-                f"`{entry_point}()` is deprecated and will be removed in "
-                "AIConfigurator 0.13.0. Migrate to "
-                "`aisimulate.sweeper.Sweeper(...).run(config)`. Installing "
-                "`aisimulate==0.12.0` temporarily retains the legacy "
+                f"`{entry_point}()` is deprecated. Migrate to "
+                "`aisimulate.sweeper.Sweeper(...).run(config)`. "
+                "AISimulate 0.13.0 temporarily retains the legacy "
                 f"`aiconfigurator` import namespace. Migration guide: {_MIGRATION_GUIDE}",
                 DeprecationWarning,
                 stacklevel=2,

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 """Public AISimulate core namespace.
 
 The implementation keeps the ``aiconfigurator_core`` package importable for
-the AIC 0.12.0 compatibility window. New consumers should import this module or
+the AISimulate 0.13.0 compatibility window. New consumers should import this module or
 ``aisimulate_core.sdk``.
 """
 

@@ -112,8 +112,17 @@ def test_built_application_wheel_runs_installed_fpm_plan_and_resolves_runtime_as
         cwd=unrelated_repository,
         env=env,
     )
+    installed_version = _run(
+        [
+            str(installed_python),
+            "-c",
+            "import importlib.metadata; print(importlib.metadata.version('aisimulate'))",
+        ],
+        cwd=unrelated_repository,
+        env=env,
+    ).stdout.strip()
 
-    assert "Verified installed AISimulate 0.12.0 FPM workflow" in completed.stdout
-    assert "installed:aisimulate==0.12.0:record-sha256:" in completed.stdout
+    assert f"Verified installed AISimulate {installed_version} FPM workflow" in completed.stdout
+    assert f"installed:aisimulate=={installed_version}:record-sha256:" in completed.stdout
     assert unrelated_head not in completed.stdout
     assert str(unrelated_repository) not in completed.stdout
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ def test_each_legacy_cli_mode_warns_without_renaming_the_command(monkeypatch, mo
     assert f"`aiconfigurator cli {mode}`" in str(warning.message)
     assert f"`aiconfigurator cli {mode} ...`" in str(warning.message)
     assert "`aisimulate cli" not in str(warning.message)
-    assert "AIConfigurator 0.13.0" in str(warning.message)
-    assert "deprecated AIConfigurator distribution" in str(warning.message)
+    assert "AISimulate 0.13.0" in str(warning.message)
+    assert "removal is targeted for AISimulate 0.14.0" in str(warning.message)
+    assert "deprecated compatibility command" in str(warning.message)
+    assert "aisimulate==0.12.0" not in str(warning.message)
     assert "preserves the established command name" in str(warning.message)
     assert warning.filename == __file__
 
@@ -91,5 +93,6 @@ def test_each_legacy_sweeper_entry_point_warns_once_at_caller(entry_point) -> No
     assert warning.category is DeprecationWarning
     assert entry_point.__name__ in str(warning.message)
     assert "aisimulate.sweeper.Sweeper" in str(warning.message)
-    assert "AIConfigurator 0.13.0" in str(warning.message)
+    assert "AISimulate 0.13.0" in str(warning.message)
+    assert "aisimulate==0.12.0" not in str(warning.message)
     assert warning.filename == __file__
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   - [project].version in python/aisimulate/pyproject.toml (PEP 440 form)
   - [package].version in crates/core/Cargo.toml and
     [workspace.package].version in Cargo.toml (SemVer form: dash instead of
-    dot, so '0.12.0-dev.20260827' -- cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling)
+    dot, so '0.13.0-dev.202609170000001234' -- cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling)
 
 The suffix is the UTC creation date followed by a ten-digit workflow run
 number; legacy date-only suffixes remain accepted. The crate form keeps the

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
-VERSION = "0.12.0"
+VERSION = "0.13.0"
 # Nightly CI stamps a dev suffix via scripts/apply_dev_version.py:
-# PEP 440 `0.12.0.devYYYYMMDD` in the wheel, SemVer `0.12.0-dev.YYYYMMDD` in
+# PEP 440 `0.13.0.devYYYYMMDD` in the wheel, SemVer `0.13.0-dev.YYYYMMDD` in
 # the crate, optionally followed by a ten-digit run number in both formats.
 # Cargo rejects the PEP 440 spelling. The release contract still
 # anchors on VERSION; only this suffix pair is additionally accepted.

@@ -165,10 +165,9 @@ def test_aisimulate_source_versions_are_synchronized():
     core = tomllib.loads((repo_root / "crates/core/Cargo.toml").read_text())
     workspace = tomllib.loads((repo_root / "Cargo.toml").read_text())
 
-    expected_python = "0.12.0"
-    expected_cargo = "0.12.0"
-    assert project["project"]["version"] == expected_python
-    assert core["package"]["version"] == expected_cargo
+    workspace_version = workspace["workspace"]["package"]["version"]
+    assert project["project"]["version"] == workspace_version
+    assert core["package"]["version"] == workspace_version
     assert workspace["workspace"]["members"] == ["crates/core"]
     assert project["tool"]["maturin"]["manifest-path"] == "../../crates/core/Cargo.toml"
 

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
+import tomllib
 import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from types import SimpleNamespace
@@ -2762,6 +2763,11 @@ def _nightly_version(created, number):
     )
 
 
+def _current_product_version():
+    manifest = tomllib.loads((REPOSITORY_ROOT / "python/aisimulate/pyproject.toml").read_text())
+    return manifest["project"]["version"]
+
+
 def test_nightly_versions_are_unique_date_ordered_and_stable_across_retries():
     from packaging.version import Version
 
@@ -2778,20 +2784,26 @@ def test_nightly_versions_are_unique_date_ordered_and_stable_across_retries():
         versions.append(value["dev-version"])
         assert json.loads(_nightly_version(date, number).stdout) == value
     assert versions == ["202609170000001234", "202609170000001235", "202609180000001236"]
-    assert Version("0.12.0.dev20260917") < Version("0.12.0.dev" + versions[0])
-    assert [Version("0.12.0.dev" + v) for v in versions] == sorted(Version("0.12.0.dev" + v) for v in versions)
+    base_version = _current_product_version()
+    assert Version(f"{base_version}.dev20260917") < Version(f"{base_version}.dev{versions[0]}")
+    stamped_versions = [Version(f"{base_version}.dev{version}") for version in versions]
+    assert stamped_versions == sorted(stamped_versions)
     for number in (0, -1, 10000000000, "invalid"):
         assert _nightly_version("2026-09-17T00:00:00Z", number).returncode != 0
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("suffix", [".dev20260917", ".dev202609170000001234"])
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("base_version", ["0.12.0", "0.11.0"])
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("base_version", [None, "0.12.0"], ids=["current", "historical"])
 def test_current_release_tools_stamp_and_validate_historical_manifests(tmp_path, suffix, base_version):
+    current_version = _current_product_version()
+    base_version = base_version or current_version
     for name in ("Cargo.toml", "crates/core/Cargo.toml", "python/aisimulate/pyproject.toml"):
         target = tmp_path / name
         target.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
         target.write_text(
-            (REPOSITORY_ROOT / name).read_text().replace('version = "0.12.0"', f'version = "{base_version}"')
+            (REPOSITORY_ROOT / name)
+            .read_text()
+            .replace(f'version = "{current_version}"', f'version = "{base_version}"')
         )
     for args in (
         ["init", "-q"],