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 Below are archived releases for RAPIDS Accelerator for Apache Spark.
 
+## Release v24.10.1
+### Hardware Requirements:
+
+The plugin is tested on the following architectures:
+
+	GPU Models: NVIDIA V100, T4, A10/A100, L4 and H100 GPUs
+
+### Software Requirements:
+
+    OS: Spark RAPIDS is compatible with any Linux distribution with glibc >= 2.28 (Please check ldd --version output).  glibc 2.28 was released August 1, 2018. 
+    Tested on Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Rocky Linux 8 and Rocky Linux 9
+
+	NVIDIA Driver*: R470+
+
+	Runtime: 
+		Scala 2.12, 2.13
+		Python, Java Virtual Machine (JVM) compatible with your spark-version. 
+
+		* Check the Spark documentation for Python and Java version compatibility with your specific 
+		Spark version. For instance, visit `https://spark.apache.org/docs/3.4.1` for Spark 3.4.1.
+
+	Supported Spark versions:
+		Apache Spark 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.2.4
+		Apache Spark 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.4
+		Apache Spark 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3
+		Apache Spark 3.5.0, 3.5.1, 3.5.2
+
+	Supported Databricks runtime versions for Azure and AWS:
+		Databricks 11.3 ML LTS (GPU, Scala 2.12, Spark 3.3.0)
+		Databricks 12.2 ML LTS (GPU, Scala 2.12, Spark 3.3.2)
+		Databricks 13.3 ML LTS (GPU, Scala 2.12, Spark 3.4.1)
+
+	Supported Dataproc versions (Debian/Ubuntu/Rocky):
+		GCP Dataproc 2.1
+		GCP Dataproc 2.2
+
+	Supported Dataproc Serverless versions:
+		Spark runtime 1.1 LTS
+		Spark runtime 2.0
+		Spark runtime 2.1
+		Spark runtime 2.2
+
+*Some hardware may have a minimum driver version greater than R470. Check the GPU spec sheet
+for your hardware's minimum driver version.
+
+*For Cloudera and EMR support, please refer to the
+[Distributions](https://docs.nvidia.com/spark-rapids/user-guide/latest/faq.html#which-distributions-are-supported) section of the FAQ.
+
+### RAPIDS Accelerator's Support Policy for Apache Spark
+The RAPIDS Accelerator maintains support for Apache Spark versions available for download from [Apache Spark](https://spark.apache.org/downloads.html)
+
+### Download RAPIDS Accelerator for Apache Spark v24.10.1
+
+| Processor | Scala Version | Download Jar | Download Signature |
+|-----------|---------------|--------------|--------------------|
+| x86_64    | Scala 2.12    | [RAPIDS Accelerator v24.10.1](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.12/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.12-24.10.1.jar) | [Signature](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.12/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.12-24.10.1.jar.asc) |
+| x86_64    | Scala 2.13    | [RAPIDS Accelerator v24.10.1](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.13/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.13-24.10.1.jar) | [Signature](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.13/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.13-24.10.1.jar.asc) |
+| arm64     | Scala 2.12    | [RAPIDS Accelerator v24.10.1](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.12/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.12-24.10.1-cuda11-arm64.jar) | [Signature](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.12/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.12-24.10.1-cuda11-arm64.jar.asc) |
+| arm64     | Scala 2.13    | [RAPIDS Accelerator v24.10.1](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.13/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.13-24.10.1-cuda11-arm64.jar) | [Signature](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/nvidia/rapids-4-spark_2.13/24.10.1/rapids-4-spark_2.13-24.10.1-cuda11-arm64.jar.asc) |
+
+This package is built against CUDA 11.8. It is tested on V100, T4, A10, A100, L4 and H100 GPUs with 
+CUDA 11.8 through CUDA 12.0.
+
+### Verify signature
+* Download the [PUB_KEY](https://keys.openpgp.org/[email protected]).
+* Import the public key: `gpg --import PUB_KEY`
+* Verify the signature for Scala 2.12 jar:
+    `gpg --verify rapids-4-spark_2.12-24.10.1.jar.asc rapids-4-spark_2.12-24.10.1.jar`
+* Verify the signature for Scala 2.13 jar:
+    `gpg --verify rapids-4-spark_2.13-24.10.1.jar.asc rapids-4-spark_2.13-24.10.1.jar`
+
+The output of signature verify:
+
+	gpg: Good signature from "NVIDIA Spark (For the signature of spark-rapids release jars) <[email protected]>"
+
+### Release Notes
+* Optimize scheduling policy for GPU Semaphore
+* Support distinct join for right outer joins
+* Support MinBy and MaxBy for non-float ordering  
+* Support ArrayJoin expression
+* Optimize Expand and Aggregate expression performance
+* Improve JSON related expressions
+* For updates on RAPIDS Accelerator Tools, please visit [this link](https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids-tools/releases)
+
+Note: There is a known issue in the 24.10.1 release when decompressing gzip files on H100 GPUs.  
+Please find more details in [issue-16661](https://github.com/rapidsai/cudf/issues/16661).
+
+For a detailed list of changes, please refer to the
+[CHANGELOG](https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md).
+
 ## Release v24.10.0
 ### Hardware Requirements: