February flew by, as it always does, and we have so much to catch you up on! This month, the Airflow community:
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Airflow 2.10.5 was released on February 10th, and includes several improvements and relevant bug fixes.

Providers
New versions of 47 Airflow Providers packages were released.
For all source releases, PyPI packages and docs, see: 

Ecosystem
Recent releases: 

Congratulations to Brent Bovenzi for winning PR of the month with a massive code delete in preparation for some amazing UI updates coming in Airflow 3! 2 of Brent's PRs were up for the vote this month, showcasing his hard work and dedication to the community. Thank you Brent!
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See the Wiki for more of the project’s approved AIPs.
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