Merge branch 'main' into CUDA_PATH_CUDA_HOME_cleanup

Author: rwgk

cuda_pathfinder/docs/nv-versions.json

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@
         "version": "1.5.0",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.5.0/"
     },
+    {
+        "version": "1.4.4",
+        "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.4.4/"
+    },
     {
         "version": "1.4.3",
         "url": "https://nvidia.github.io/cuda-python/cuda-pathfinder/1.4.3/"

cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.4.4-notes.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+.. SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+.. py:currentmodule:: cuda.pathfinder
+
+``cuda-pathfinder`` 1.4.4 Release notes
+=======================================
+
+Highlights
+----------
+
+* Support cusparseLt release 0.9.0 (wheels have new directory structure).
+  (`PR #1806 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1806>`_)
+
+* Clarified that Python 3.8+ excludes ``PATH`` from the native Windows DLL
+  search used by ``load_nvidia_dynamic_lib()``, so CTK installs are typically
+  found via ``CUDA_PATH``/``CUDA_HOME`` or other explicit search steps instead.
+  (`PR #1795 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1795>`_)

cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.5.0-notes.rst

@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ Breaking Change
 Highlights
 ----------
 
-* Support cusparseLt release 0.9.0 (wheels have new directory structure).
-  (`PR #1806 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1806>`_)
-
 * Added :py:func:`cuda.pathfinder.get_cuda_path_or_home`, a centralized
   function for resolving ``CUDA_PATH``/``CUDA_HOME``. Features:
 
@@ -45,8 +42,3 @@ Highlights
   function to ensure consistent ``CUDA_PATH`` > ``CUDA_HOME`` priority
   across all cuda-python packages.
   (`PR #1801 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1801>`_)
-
-* Clarified that Python 3.8+ excludes ``PATH`` from the native Windows DLL
-  search used by ``load_nvidia_dynamic_lib()``, so CTK installs are typically
-  found via ``CUDA_PATH``/``CUDA_HOME`` or other explicit search steps instead.
-  (`PR #1795 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/1795>`_)