Python: bump package versions for 1.6.0 release (#6017)

* Python: bump package versions for 1.6.0 release

- Released cohort (agent-framework, core, openai, foundry): 1.5.0 -> 1.6.0
- Beta packages (21 packages): 1.0.0b260519 -> 1.0.0b260521
- Alpha packages (azure-contentunderstanding, foundry-hosting, gemini, monty): 1.0.0a260518/19 -> 1.0.0a260521
- ag-ui stays at 1.0.0rc2, orchestrations at 1.0.0rc1 (dependency bounds updated)
- Inter-package dependency lower bounds updated (>=1.5.0,<2 -> >=1.6.0,<2)
- Update CHANGELOG compare links
- uv.lock refreshed

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* Address review: bump RC packages, add shell tool to changelog

- ag-ui: 1.0.0rc2 -> 1.0.0rc3
- orchestrations: 1.0.0rc1 -> 1.0.0rc2
- Add shell tool (#5664) to CHANGELOG
- uv.lock refreshed

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

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Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

python/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,22 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## [1.6.0] - 2026-05-21
+
+### Added
+- **agent-framework-core**: Shell tool with support for local and Docker execution ([#5664](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5664))
+- **agent-framework-monty**: New Monty-backed CodeAct provider package ([#5915](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5915))
+- **agent-framework-foundry**: Add experimental hosted tool factories on `FoundryChatClient` ([#5958](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5958))
+- **agent-framework-foundry**: Include tool definitions for Foundry agent evals ([#5974](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5974))
+- **agent-framework-a2a**: Use non-streaming transport and `return_immediately` for background ops ([#5963](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5963))
+
+### Changed
+- **agent-framework-core**, **agent-framework-foundry**: [BREAKING] Enable instrumentation by default ([#5865](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5865))
+- **agent-framework-foundry**: Show more authentication methods in Foundry Toolbox MCP ([#5719](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5719))
+
+### Fixed
+- **agent-framework-core**: Skip MCP prompt loading when unsupported ([#5370](https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/pull/5370))
+
 ## [1.5.0] - 2026-05-19
 
 ### Added
@@ -1088,7 +1104,8 @@ Release candidate for **agent-framework-core** and **agent-framework-azure-ai**
 
 For more information, see the [announcement blog post](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/introducing-microsoft-agent-framework-the-open-source-engine-for-agentic-ai-apps/).
 
-[Unreleased]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.5.0...HEAD
+[Unreleased]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.6.0...HEAD
+[1.6.0]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.5.0...python-1.6.0
 [1.5.0]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.4.0...python-1.5.0
 [1.4.0]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.3.0...python-1.4.0
 [1.3.0]: https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/compare/python-1.2.2...python-1.3.0

python/packages/a2a/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "A2A integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "a2a-sdk>=1.0.0,<2",
 ]
 

python/packages/ag-ui/pyproject.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [project]
 name = "agent-framework-ag-ui"
-version = "1.0.0rc2"
+version = "1.0.0rc3"
 description = "AG-UI protocol integration for Agent Framework"
 readme = "README.md"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "ag-ui-protocol>=0.1.16,<0.2",
     "fastapi>=0.115.0,<0.133.1",
     "uvicorn[standard]>=0.30.0,<1"

python/packages/anthropic/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Anthropic integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "anthropic>=0.80.0,<0.80.1",
 ]
 

python/packages/azure-ai-search/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure AI Search integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "azure-search-documents>=11.7.0b2,<11.7.0b3",
 ]
 

python/packages/azure-contentunderstanding/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure Content Understanding integration for Microsoft Agent Frame
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com" }]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0a260519"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
-    "agent-framework-foundry>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-foundry>=1.6.0,<2",
     "azure-ai-contentunderstanding>=1.0.1,<1.1",
     "aiohttp>=3.9,<4",
     "filetype>=1.2,<2",

python/packages/azure-cosmos/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure Cosmos DB history provider integration for Microsoft Agent
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "azure-cosmos>=4.3.0,<5",
 ]
 

python/packages/azurefunctions/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Azure Functions integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
-    "agent-framework-durabletask>=1.0.0b260519,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-durabletask>=1.0.0b260521,<2",
     "azure-functions>=1.24.0,<2",
     "azure-functions-durable>=1.3.1,<2",
 ]

python/packages/bedrock/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Amazon Bedrock integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "boto3>=1.35.0,<2.0.0",
     "botocore>=1.35.0,<2.0.0",
 ]

python/packages/chatkit/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "OpenAI ChatKit integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "openai-chatkit>=1.4.1,<2.0.0",
 ]
 

python/packages/claude/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Claude Agent SDK integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "claude-agent-sdk>=0.1.36,<0.1.49",
 ]
 

python/packages/copilotstudio/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Copilot Studio integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "microsoft-agents-copilotstudio-client>=0.3.1,<0.3.2",
 ]
 

python/packages/core/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Agent Framework for building AI Agents with Python. Thi
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"

python/packages/declarative/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Declarative specification support for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "httpx>=0.27,<1",
     "powerfx>=0.0.32,<0.0.35; python_version < '3.14'",
     "pyyaml>=6.0,<7.0",

python/packages/devui/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Debug UI for Microsoft Agent Framework with OpenAI-compatible API
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
  dependencies = [
-     "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+     "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
      "openai>=1.99.0,<3",
      "opentelemetry-sdk>=1.39.0,<2",
      "fastapi>=0.115.0,<0.133.1",

python/packages/durabletask/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Durable Task integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "durabletask>=1.4.0,!=1.4.1,!=1.4.2,!=1.4.3,<2",
     "durabletask-azuremanaged>=1.4.0,<2",
     "python-dateutil>=2.8.0,<3",

python/packages/foundry/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Foundry integrations for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
-    "agent-framework-openai>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-openai>=1.6.0,<2",
     "azure-ai-inference>=1.0.0b9,<1.0.0b10",
     "azure-ai-projects>=2.1.0,<3.0",
 ]

python/packages/foundry_hosting/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Foundry Hosting integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0a260519"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "azure-ai-agentserver-core>=2.0.0b3,<3",
     "azure-ai-agentserver-responses>=1.0.0b5,<2",
     "azure-ai-agentserver-invocations>=1.0.0b3,<2",

python/packages/foundry_local/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Foundry Local integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
-    "agent-framework-openai>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-openai>=1.6.0,<2",
     "foundry-local-sdk>=0.5.1,<0.5.2",
 ]
 

python/packages/gemini/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Google Gemini integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0a260519"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2.0",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2.0",
     "google-genai>=1.65.0,<2.0.0",
 ]
 

python/packages/github_copilot/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "GitHub Copilot integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "github-copilot-sdk>=1.0.0b2,<=1.0.0b2; python_version >= '3.11'",
 ]
 

python/packages/hyperlight/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Hyperlight CodeAct integrations for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "hyperlight-sandbox>=0.4.0,<0.5",
     "hyperlight-sandbox-backend-wasm>=0.4.0,<0.5 ; ((sys_platform == 'linux' and platform_machine == 'x86_64') or (sys_platform == 'win32' and platform_machine == 'AMD64')) and python_version < '3.14'",
     "hyperlight-sandbox-python-guest>=0.4.0,<0.5",

python/packages/lab/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Experimental modules for Microsoft Agent Framework"
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-  "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+  "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
 ]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]

python/packages/mem0/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Mem0 integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "mem0ai>=1.0.0,<2",
 ]
 

python/packages/monty/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Monty CodeAct integrations for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0a260518"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.4.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "pydantic-monty>=0,<0.1",
 ]
 

python/packages/ollama/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Ollama integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/agent-framework/"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "ollama>=0.5.3,<0.5.4",
 ]
 

python/packages/openai/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "OpenAI integrations for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "openai>=1.99.0,<3",
 ]
 

python/packages/orchestrations/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Orchestration patterns for Microsoft Agent Framework. Includes Se
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0rc1"
+version = "1.0.0rc2"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
 ]
 
 [tool.uv]

python/packages/purview/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Purview (Graph dataSecurityAndGovernance) integration f
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "azure-core>=1.30.0,<2",
     "httpx>=0.27.0,<0.29",
 ]

python/packages/redis/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Redis integration for Microsoft Agent Framework."
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core>=1.5.0,<2",
+    "agent-framework-core>=1.6.0,<2",
     "redis>=6.4.0,<7.2.1",
     "redisvl>=0.11.0,<0.16",
     "numpy>=2.2.6,<3"

python/pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description = "Microsoft Agent Framework for building AI Agents with Python. Thi
 authors = [{ name = "Microsoft", email = "af-support@microsoft.com"}]
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 license-files = ["LICENSE"]
 urls.homepage = "https://aka.ms/agent-framework"
 urls.source = "https://github.com/microsoft/agent-framework/tree/main/python"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ classifiers = [
   "Typing :: Typed",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "agent-framework-core[all]==1.5.0",
+    "agent-framework-core[all]==1.6.0",
 ]
 
 [dependency-groups]

python/uv.lock

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ wheels = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = { virtual = "." }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", extra = ["all"], marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-a2a"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/a2a" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "a2a-sdk", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-ag-ui"
-version = "1.0.0rc2"
+version = "1.0.0rc3"
 source = { editable = "packages/ag-ui" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "ag-ui-protocol", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ provides-extras = ["dev"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-anthropic"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/anthropic" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azure-ai-search"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/azure-ai-search" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azure-contentunderstanding"
-version = "1.0.0a260519"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/azure-contentunderstanding" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azure-cosmos"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/azure-cosmos" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-azurefunctions"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/azurefunctions" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ dev = []
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-bedrock"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/bedrock" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-chatkit"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/chatkit" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-claude"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/claude" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-copilotstudio"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/copilotstudio" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-core"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = { editable = "packages/core" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "opentelemetry-api", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ provides-extras = ["all"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-declarative"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/declarative" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ dev = [{ name = "types-pyyaml", specifier = "==6.0.12.20250915" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-devui"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/devui" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ provides-extras = ["dev", "all"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-durabletask"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/durabletask" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ dev = [{ name = "types-python-dateutil", specifier = "==2.9.0.20260402" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-foundry"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = { editable = "packages/foundry" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-foundry-hosting"
-version = "1.0.0a260519"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/foundry_hosting" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-foundry-local"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/foundry_local" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-gemini"
-version = "1.0.0a260519"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/gemini" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-github-copilot"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/github_copilot" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -604,12 +604,12 @@ dependencies = [
 [package.metadata]
 requires-dist = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", editable = "packages/core" },
-    { name = "github-copilot-sdk", marker = "python_full_version >= '3.11'", specifier = ">=1.0.0b2,<=1.0.0b2" },
+    { name = "github-copilot-sdk", marker = "python_full_version >= '3.11'", specifier = "<=1.0.0b2,>=1.0.0b2" },
 ]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-hyperlight"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/hyperlight" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-lab"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/lab" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ dev = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-mem0"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/mem0" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-monty"
-version = "1.0.0a260518"
+version = "1.0.0a260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/monty" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-ollama"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/ollama" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-openai"
-version = "1.5.0"
+version = "1.6.0"
 source = { editable = "packages/openai" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-orchestrations"
-version = "1.0.0rc1"
+version = "1.0.0rc2"
 source = { editable = "packages/orchestrations" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ requires-dist = [{ name = "agent-framework-core", editable = "packages/core" }]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-purview"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/purview" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ requires-dist = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "agent-framework-redis"
-version = "1.0.0b260519"
+version = "1.0.0b260521"
 source = { editable = "packages/redis" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "agent-framework-core", marker = "sys_platform == 'darwin' or sys_platform == 'linux' or sys_platform == 'win32'" },