We’re happy to announce the release of GroupDocs.Watermark for Python v26.6, available as of June 2026. This release updates the underlying .NET engine to v26.6 and refreshes bundled native dependencies for improved stability and security — with no breaking API changes. All watermarking capabilities remain fully self-contained in the PyPI wheel, requiring no external runtime or office suite.

What’s new in this release

  • [Enhancement] Updated to the GroupDocs.Watermark for .NET 26.6 engine and refreshed the bundled native dependencies for stability and security. (WATERMARKPYTHON-53)

Public API changes

No breaking API changes. This release tracks the underlying GroupDocs.Watermark for .NET 26.6 engine and refreshes the bundled dependencies for stability and security.

New features

No new features introduced in this release beyond engine and dependency updates.

Code example

The following example demonstrates adding a text watermark with color, rotation, and opacity:

from groupdocs.watermark import Watermarker
from groupdocs.watermark.watermarks import TextWatermark, Font, Color

with Watermarker("document.pdf") as watermarker:
    watermark = TextWatermark("CONFIDENTIAL", Font("Arial", 48))
    watermark.foreground_color = Color.red
    watermark.opacity = 0.5
    watermark.rotate_angle = -45
    watermarker.add(watermark)
    watermarker.save("watermarked.pdf")

How to get the update

PyPI

Install or upgrade via:

pip install groupdocs-watermark-net

Direct download

Download pre-built wheels and documentation from the GroupDocs.Watermark for Python 26.6 page.

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