1.5.0

Released: Sat Oct 11 2025

feature

• [feature] [redis] Added a new RedisBackend.lock_prefix parameter to the
  RedisBackend and ValkeyBackend backends to allow
  customization of the lock key prefix. The prefix must be between 2 and 10
  characters long and may contain any alphanumeric character and the symbols
  _-.: . This allows for improved visual clarity when inspecting backend
  keys, particularly when key names may be ambiguous with the default
  _lock prefix. Pull request courtesy Jonathan Vanasco.

  References: #76

change

• [change] [tests] The top-level test runner has been changed to use nox, adding a
  noxfile.py as well as some included modules. The tox.ini file
  remains in place so that tox runs will continue to function in the near
  term, however it will be eventually removed and improvements and
  maintenance going forward will be only towards noxfile.py.

• [change] [platform] Minimum Python version is now 3.10, as Python 3.9 is EOL.

bug

• [bug] [typing] A wide range of typing improvements and modernizations within the codebase.
  Pull request courtesy Stephen Finucane.