Pandas 3 Transiton in Release v26.08

_notices/rsn0059.md

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+---
+layout: notice
+parent: RAPIDS Support Notices
+grand_parent: RAPIDS Notices
+nav_exclude: true
+notice_type: rsn
+# Update meta-data for notice
+notice_id: 59 # should match notice number
+notice_pin: true # set to true to pin to notice page
+
+title: "RAPIDS 26.08 release, cuDF will transition to Pandas 3.0+"
+notice_author: RAPIDS TPM
+notice_status: In Progress
+notice_status_color: yellow
+# 'notice_status' and 'notice_status_color' combinations:
+#   "Proposal" - "blue"
+#   "Completed" - "green"
+#   "Review" - "purple"
+#   "In Progress" - "yellow"
+#   "Closed" - "red"
+notice_topic: Platform Support Change
+notice_rapids_version: "v26.08+"
+notice_created: 2026-05-19
+# 'notice_updated' should match 'notice_created' until an update is made
+notice_updated: 2026-05-19
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Starting in RAPIDS `v26.08` release, scheduled for August 6, 2026 cuDF will drop support for Pandas 2 and will require Pandas 3.0+.
+
+## Impact
+
+Users should plan to move to Pandas 3.0+ for RAPIDS v26.08 and later.