From 451d8ac4804ba78715dca23a539cfadffb83b227 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: derrick chambers <djachambeador@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:19:58 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] update cache

---
 .github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml b/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml
index 4700d8dab..22612fc4e 100644
--- a/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml
@@ -65,9 +65,9 @@ runs:
         git fetch --tags --force
 
     - name: get data registry hash
-      shell: bash
+      shell: bash -el {0}
       run: |
-        echo "DATA_REGISTRY_HASH=$(sha256sum dascore/data_registry.txt | cut -d' ' -f1)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "DATA_REGISTRY_HASH=$(python -c "import hashlib; print(hashlib.sha256(open('dascore/data_registry.txt', 'rb').read()).hexdigest())")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: install dascore
       if: "${{ inputs.install-package == 'true' }}"

From 14e723767019832feb8b7bce38ff25e5408cb1fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: derrick chambers <djachambeador@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:49:49 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 2/6] update caching action

---
 .github/actions/cache-test-data/action.yml    | 45 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml  | 32 +------------
 .github/workflows/profile.yml                 |  4 ++
 3 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/actions/cache-test-data/action.yml

diff --git a/.github/actions/cache-test-data/action.yml b/.github/actions/cache-test-data/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35fa4ca1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/cache-test-data/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+name: "Cache Test Data"
+description: "Caches DASCore test data using Pooch cache directory"
+inputs:
+  cache-number:
+    description: "Cache number. Use != 1 to reset data cache"
+    required: false
+    default: "1"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: verify prerequisites
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        if ! command -v python &> /dev/null; then
+          echo "❌ Error: Python is not installed or not in PATH"
+          echo "This action requires Python to be installed first."
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        if ! python -c "import pooch" 2>/dev/null; then
+          echo "❌ Error: Pooch is not installed"
+          echo "This action requires Pooch to be installed (pip install pooch or include in dependencies)."
+          exit 1
+        fi
+        echo "✅ Prerequisites verified: Python and Pooch are available"
+
+    - name: get data registry hash
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        echo "DATA_REGISTRY_HASH=$(python -c "import pooch; print(pooch.file_hash('dascore/data_registry.txt'))")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: get data cache path
+      shell: bash -el {0}
+      run: |
+        echo "DATA_CACHE_PATH=$(python -c "import pooch; print(pooch.os_cache('dascore'))")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+    - name: cache test data
+      uses: actions/cache@v4
+      id: cache-test-data
+      with:
+        enableCrossOsArchive: true
+        path: ${{ env.DATA_CACHE_PATH }}
+        key: data-${{ env.DATA_REGISTRY_HASH }}-${{ inputs.cache-number }}
+        restore-keys: |
+          data-${{ env.DATA_REGISTRY_HASH }}-
diff --git a/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml b/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml
index 22612fc4e..dd3019e1a 100644
--- a/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore/action.yml
@@ -64,43 +64,15 @@ runs:
       run: |
         git fetch --tags --force
 
-    - name: get data registry hash
-      shell: bash -el {0}
-      run: |
-        echo "DATA_REGISTRY_HASH=$(python -c "import hashlib; print(hashlib.sha256(open('dascore/data_registry.txt', 'rb').read()).hexdigest())")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
     - name: install dascore
       if: "${{ inputs.install-package == 'true' }}"
       shell: bash -l {0}
       run: |
         pip install -e .${{ inputs.install-group-str }}
 
-    - name: set data cache path
-      shell: bash -el {0}
-      run: |
-        echo "DATA_CACHE_PATH=$(python -c "import pooch; print(pooch.os_cache('dascore'))")" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-    - name: cache test data
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      id: cache-test-data
+    - uses: ./.github/actions/cache-test-data
       with:
-        enableCrossOsArchive: true
-        path: ${{ env.DATA_CACHE_PATH }}
-        key: data-${{ env.DATA_REGISTRY_HASH }}-${{ inputs.cache-number }}
-        restore-keys: |
-          data-${{ env.DATA_REGISTRY_HASH }}-
-
-    - name: verify cache status
-      shell: bash -el {0}
-      run: |
-        if [[ "${{ steps.cache-test-data.outputs.cache-hit }}" == "true" ]]; then
-          echo "✅ Cache hit! Using cached test data from: ${{ env.DATA_CACHE_PATH }}"
-          echo "Cache key: data-${{ env.DATA_REGISTRY_HASH }}-${{ inputs.cache-number }}"
-        else
-          echo "❌ Cache miss. Test data will be downloaded fresh."
-          echo "Cache key: data-${{ env.DATA_REGISTRY_HASH }}-${{ inputs.cache-number }}"
-        fi
-        ls -la "${{ env.DATA_CACHE_PATH }}" || echo "Cache directory does not exist yet"
+        cache-number: ${{ inputs.cache-number }}
 
     # Print out the package info for current environment
     - name: print package info
diff --git a/.github/workflows/profile.yml b/.github/workflows/profile.yml
index 85b6132d6..9635e43a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/profile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/profile.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install ".[profile]"
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/cache-test-data
+        with:
+          cache-number: 1
+
       - name: Run benchmarks
         uses: CodSpeedHQ/action@v4
         with:

From 1ab7e6374d4811c18830b0fe4974abf3ed8b7e6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: derrick chambers <djachambeador@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:17:16 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] make actions global var

---
 .github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml   | 40 +++++++++++++++++++
 .github/shared-vars.yml                       |  8 ++++
 .../workflows/build_deploy_master_docs.yaml   |  4 +-
 .../workflows/build_deploy_stable_docs.yaml   |  3 +-
 .github/workflows/get_coverage.yml            |  3 +-
 .github/workflows/lint.yml                    |  4 +-
 .github/workflows/profile.yml                 |  7 ++--
 .github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml       |  3 +-
 .github/workflows/runtests.yml                |  6 +--
 .github/workflows/test_doc_build.yml          |  3 +-
 .github/workflows/upload_pypi.yml             |  4 +-
 11 files changed, 70 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
 create mode 100644 .github/shared-vars.yml

diff --git a/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml b/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f653ac8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+name: "Load Shared Variables"
+description: "Loads shared variables from .github/shared-vars.yml and sets them as environment variables"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - name: load shared variables
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        # Read shared-vars.yml and set environment variables
+        python << 'EOF'
+        import yaml
+        import os
+
+        # Load shared variables file
+        with open('.github/shared-vars.yml', 'r') as f:
+            config = yaml.safe_load(f)
+
+        # Set Python version environment variables
+        python_config = config.get('python', {})
+
+        env_vars = {
+            'PYTHON_DEFAULT': python_config.get('default', '3.12'),
+            'PYTHON_LATEST': python_config.get('latest', '3.13'),
+            'PYTHON_RELEASE': python_config.get('release', '3.11'),
+        }
+
+        # Write to GITHUB_ENV
+        with open(os.environ['GITHUB_ENV'], 'a') as env_file:
+            for key, value in env_vars.items():
+                env_file.write(f"{key}={value}\n")
+                print(f"✅ Set {key}={value}")
+
+        # For matrix values, we can't set them directly in env
+        # Workflows will need to read the file directly for matrix strategy
+        test_matrix = python_config.get('test_matrix', [])
+        min_deps_matrix = python_config.get('min_deps_matrix', [])
+        print(f"📋 Test matrix available: {test_matrix}")
+        print(f"📋 Min deps matrix available: {min_deps_matrix}")
+        EOF
diff --git a/.github/shared-vars.yml b/.github/shared-vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3c8287bab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/shared-vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# Shared variables used across all GitHub Actions workflows
+# Update these values to propagate changes to all workflows
+
+python:
+  # Default Python version for most workflows (docs, linting, coverage, etc.)
+  default: "3.13"
+
+# Add other shared variables here as needed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_deploy_master_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_deploy_master_docs.yaml
index fb4d8cd1d..6191c23ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_deploy_master_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_deploy_master_docs.yaml
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
+
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
           environment-file: './.github/doc_environment.yml'
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prep_doc_build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_deploy_stable_docs.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_deploy_stable_docs.yaml
index 4fda3aa89..8b1534cf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_deploy_stable_docs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_deploy_stable_docs.yaml
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
           environment-file: './.github/doc_environment.yml'
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/build-docs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/get_coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/get_coverage.yml
index 774ff6889..141ffc5c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/get_coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/get_coverage.yml
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
           cache-number: 1
 
       - name: run test suite
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 14503b9a5..f16a0265f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
+
       - name: Install uv
         uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v3
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
-          python-version: '3.12'
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
 
       - name: install linting packages
         run: uv tool install pre-commit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/profile.yml b/.github/workflows/profile.yml
index 9635e43a1..1c6e02a14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/profile.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/profile.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ on:
   pull_request:
   workflow_dispatch:
 
-env:
-  python_version: "3.13"
-
 jobs:
   benchmarks:
     name: Run benchmarks
@@ -21,9 +18,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
+
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: ${{ env.python_version }}
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install ".[profile]"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
index 68939ea96..ff7d90206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ '3.12', '3.13' ]
-
+        python-version: [ '3.13', '3.14' ]
 
     # only run if CI isn't turned off
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no_ci')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtests.yml b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
index 4f934eea3..8e9862366 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
@@ -33,19 +33,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.10', '3.11', "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
 
     # only run if CI isn't turned off
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no_ci')
 
     env:
       # set conda environment file with dependencies
-      env_file: "environment.yml"
+      env_file: 'environment.yml'
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
-          fetch-tags: "true"
+          fetch-tags: 'true'
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_doc_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_doc_build.yml
index e4cc4ffd6..ebcc7de82 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_doc_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_doc_build.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,11 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/mamba-install-dascore
         with:
-          python-version: "3.12"
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
           environment-file: './.github/doc_environment.yml'
           cache-number: 1
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upload_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/upload_pypi.yml
index 383be8aa7..3f9d819fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upload_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upload_pypi.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
           fetch-tags: "true"
           fetch-depth: '0'
 
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
+
       - name: setup conda
         uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           channels: conda-forge,defaults
           channel-priority: true
           environment-file: environment.yml
-          python-version: 3.11
+          python-version: ${{ env.PYTHON_DEFAULT }}
 
       - name: create dists
         shell: bash -l {0}

From d39bd0e045dd97a03f82e352a072baaa21cb6597 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: derrick chambers <djachambeador@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 10:55:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 4/6] try to fix doc build, define matricies in one place

---
 .github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml | 52 +++++++++++++++------
 .github/doc_environment.yml                 |  1 -
 .github/shared-vars.yml                     | 12 +++++
 .github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml     | 14 +++++-
 .github/workflows/runtests.yml              | 14 +++++-
 5 files changed, 74 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml b/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
index 1f653ac8d..1fb20dd5f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,64 @@
 name: "Load Shared Variables"
-description: "Loads shared variables from .github/shared-vars.yml and sets them as environment variables"
+description: "Loads shared variables from .github/shared-vars.yml and sets them as environment variables and outputs"
+
+outputs:
+  test-matrix:
+    description: "Python version matrix for full tests"
+    value: ${{ steps.load.outputs.test-matrix }}
+  min-deps-matrix:
+    description: "Python version matrix for minimum dependency tests"
+    value: ${{ steps.load.outputs.min-deps-matrix }}
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
     - name: load shared variables
+      id: load
       shell: bash
       run: |
         # Read shared-vars.yml and set environment variables
         python << 'EOF'
         import yaml
         import os
+        import json
+
+        def flatten_dict(d, parent_key='', sep='_'):
+            """Recursively flatten nested dictionary into env var format."""
+            items = []
+            for k, v in d.items():
+                new_key = f"{parent_key}{sep}{k}".upper() if parent_key else k.upper()
+                if isinstance(v, dict):
+                    items.extend(flatten_dict(v, new_key, sep=sep).items())
+                elif isinstance(v, list):
+                    # Convert lists to JSON strings for use in workflows
+                    items.append((new_key, json.dumps(v)))
+                else:
+                    items.append((new_key, str(v)))
+            return dict(items)
 
         # Load shared variables file
         with open('.github/shared-vars.yml', 'r') as f:
             config = yaml.safe_load(f)
 
-        # Set Python version environment variables
-        python_config = config.get('python', {})
-
-        env_vars = {
-            'PYTHON_DEFAULT': python_config.get('default', '3.12'),
-            'PYTHON_LATEST': python_config.get('latest', '3.13'),
-            'PYTHON_RELEASE': python_config.get('release', '3.11'),
-        }
+        # Flatten all variables
+        env_vars = flatten_dict(config)
 
         # Write to GITHUB_ENV
         with open(os.environ['GITHUB_ENV'], 'a') as env_file:
-            for key, value in env_vars.items():
+            for key, value in sorted(env_vars.items()):
                 env_file.write(f"{key}={value}\n")
                 print(f"✅ Set {key}={value}")
 
-        # For matrix values, we can't set them directly in env
-        # Workflows will need to read the file directly for matrix strategy
+        # Also output specific matrices for job outputs
+        python_config = config.get('python', {})
         test_matrix = python_config.get('test_matrix', [])
         min_deps_matrix = python_config.get('min_deps_matrix', [])
-        print(f"📋 Test matrix available: {test_matrix}")
-        print(f"📋 Min deps matrix available: {min_deps_matrix}")
+
+        # Write to GITHUB_OUTPUT for action outputs
+        with open(os.environ['GITHUB_OUTPUT'], 'a') as output_file:
+            output_file.write(f"test-matrix={json.dumps(test_matrix)}\n")
+            output_file.write(f"min-deps-matrix={json.dumps(min_deps_matrix)}\n")
+
+        print(f"📋 Output test-matrix: {test_matrix}")
+        print(f"📋 Output min-deps-matrix: {min_deps_matrix}")
         EOF
diff --git a/.github/doc_environment.yml b/.github/doc_environment.yml
index 8bde2d6cc..946709951 100644
--- a/.github/doc_environment.yml
+++ b/.github/doc_environment.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ name: dascore
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python=3.12
   - pytest
   - pydantic>2.0
   - pip
diff --git a/.github/shared-vars.yml b/.github/shared-vars.yml
index 3c8287bab..7c7bdeeef 100644
--- a/.github/shared-vars.yml
+++ b/.github/shared-vars.yml
@@ -5,4 +5,16 @@ python:
   # Default Python version for most workflows (docs, linting, coverage, etc.)
   default: "3.13"
 
+  # Full test matrix versions (runtests.yml)
+  test_matrix:
+    - "3.11"
+    - "3.12"
+    - "3.13"
+    - "3.14"
+
+  # Minimum dependency test matrix versions (run_min_dep_tests.yml)
+  min_deps_matrix:
+    - "3.13"
+    - "3.14"
+
 # Add other shared variables here as needed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
index ff7d90206..28ac3eecf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run_min_dep_tests.yml
@@ -23,15 +23,25 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  # Load Python version matrix from shared-vars.yml
+  setup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      python-matrix: ${{ steps.load-vars.outputs.min-deps-matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
+        id: load-vars
+
   # Runs the tests on combinations of the supported python/os matrix.
   test_code_min_deps:
-
+    needs: setup
     timeout-minutes: 25
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest ]
-        python-version: [ '3.13', '3.14' ]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.setup.outputs.python-matrix) }}
 
     # only run if CI isn't turned off
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no_ci')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/runtests.yml b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
index 8e9862366..70d75df85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/runtests.yml
@@ -25,15 +25,25 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
+  # Load Python version matrix from shared-vars.yml
+  setup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      python-matrix: ${{ steps.load-vars.outputs.test-matrix }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/load-shared-vars
+        id: load-vars
+
   # Runs the tests on combinations of the supported python/os matrix.
   test_code:
-
+    needs: setup
     timeout-minutes: 25
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
-        python-version: ['3.11', '3.12', '3.13', '3.14' ]
+        python-version: ${{ fromJson(needs.setup.outputs.python-matrix) }}
 
     # only run if CI isn't turned off
     if: github.event_name == 'push' || !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'no_ci')

From b08568825b8c4c3429475b33f03f1aaa74f303f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: derrick chambers <djachambeador@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:03:08 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 5/6] ensure pyyaml is installed

---
 .github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml b/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
index 1fb20dd5f..221fe7732 100644
--- a/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/load-shared-vars/action.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ outputs:
 runs:
   using: "composite"
   steps:
+    - name: install pyyaml
+      shell: bash
+      run: python -m pip install --quiet pyyaml
+
     - name: load shared variables
       id: load
       shell: bash

From d2e19fd64d80e51767ed868140eb2caf022c5c52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: derrick chambers <djachambeador@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:04:07 -0700
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] add py3.14

---
 pyproject.toml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 25eaef8ab..a82342d55 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
+
 ]
 
 keywords = ["geophysics", "distributed-acoustic-sensing"]