openvinotoolkit · anzr299 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026 · May 18, 2026
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
   - [Post-Training Optimization of PaddleOCR-VL/PaddleOCR-VL-1.5 Models](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/blob/latest/notebooks/paddleocr_vl/paddleocr_vl.ipynb)
   - [Post-Training Optimization of RAG pipeline](https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino_notebooks/blob/latest/notebooks/llm-rag-langchain/llm-rag-langchain-eval.ipynb)
 - Requirements:
-  - Updated to `openvino` 2026.1.0 (https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/nncf/pull/4005).
+  - Updated to `openvino` 2026.2.0rc1 (https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/nncf/pull/4005).
   - Updated to `torch` 2.10.0 (https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/nncf/pull/3852).
   - Updated to `onnx` 1.20.1 (https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/nncf/pull/3966).
   - Updated to `onnxruntime` 1.24.3 (https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/nncf/pull/3977).

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Openvino
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 
 # Pytorch
 torch==2.10.0

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ as well as the supported versions of Python:
 
 | NNCF      | OpenVINO   | PyTorch  | ONNX     | TensorFlow | Python |
 |-----------|------------|----------|----------|------------|--------|
-| `develop` | `2026.1.0` | `2.10.0` | `1.21.0` |            | `3.12` |
+| `3.2.0`   | `2026.2.0` | `2.10.0` | `1.21.0` |            | `3.12` |
 | `3.1.0`   | `2026.1.0` | `2.10.0` | `1.21.0` |            | `3.10` |
 | `3.0.0`   | `2026.0.0` | `2.9.0`  | `1.17.0` |            | `3.10` |
 | `2.19.0`  | `2025.4.0` | `2.8.0`  | `1.17.0` | `2.15.1`   | `3.10` |

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 transformers==4.53.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel[openvino]==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 torch==2.10.0
 transformers==4.53.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel[openvino]==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 datasets==4.6.1
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel[openvino]==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel[openvino]==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 datasets==4.6.1
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel[openvino]==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 datasets==4.6.1
 onnx==1.21.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel[openvino]==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 whowhatbench @ git+https://github.com/AlexanderDokuchaev/openvino.genai@light_req#subdirectory=tools/who_what_benchmark
 numpy==1.26.4
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 torch==2.10.0
 datasets==4.6.1
 numpy>=1.23.5,<2
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ tensorboard==2.20.0
 torch==2.10.0
 torchao==0.17.0
 numpy>=1.23.5,<2
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 tensorboard==2.20.0
 torch==2.10.0
 numpy>=1.23.5,<2
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum-intel==1.27.0
 optimum-onnx==0.1.0
 optimum==2.1.0

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 transformers==4.53.0
 datasets==4.6.1
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 optimum==2.1.0
 torch==2.10.0
 torchvision==0.25.0

@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ fastcore==1.11.5
 onnx==1.21.0
 onnxruntime==1.23.2; python_version < '3.11'
 onnxruntime==1.24.3; python_version >= '3.11'
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 numpy<2
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ ultralytics==8.3.221
 onnx==1.21.0
 onnxruntime==1.23.2; python_version < '3.11'
 onnxruntime==1.24.3; python_version >= '3.11'
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 torch==2.10.0
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 anomalib==0.6.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 numpy<2
 setuptools==81.0.0
 pandas==2.3.3
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ scikit-learn
 fastdownload==0.0.7
 fastprogress==1.0.5
 fastcore==1.11.5
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ultralytics==8.4.21
 onnx==1.21.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 torch==2.10.0
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 ultralytics==8.3.221
 onnx==1.21.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 torch==2.10.0
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 fastdownload==0.0.7
 fastprogress==1.0.5
 fastcore==1.11.5
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 scikit-learn
 torch==2.10.0
 torchvision==0.25.0
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ fastdownload==0.0.7
 fastprogress==1.0.5
 fastcore==1.11.5
 onnx==1.21.0
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 pycocotools==2.0.7
 torch==2.10.0
 torchmetrics==1.0.1

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 fastdownload==0.0.7
 fastprogress==1.0.5
 fastcore==1.11.5
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 torch==2.10.0
 torchvision==0.25.0
 torchao==0.17.0
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fastdownload==0.0.7
 fastprogress==1.0.5
 fastcore==1.11.5
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 torch==2.10.0
 torchvision==0.25.0
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fastdownload==0.0.7
 fastprogress==1.0.5
 fastcore==1.11.5
-openvino==2026.1.0
+openvino==2026.2.0rc1
 torch==2.10.0
 torchvision==0.25.0
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ namespaces = false
 [tool.md_dead_link_check]
 exclude_files = ["ReleaseNotes.md"]
 
+[[tool.uv.index]]
+name = "openvino-rc"
+url = "https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/simple/wheels/nightly"
+
+[tool.uv.sources]
+openvino = { index = "openvino-rc" }
+
+[tool.uv]
+index-strategy = "unsafe-best-match"
+
 [tool.mypy]
 follow_imports = "silent"
 strict = true

@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
         "accuracy_metrics": {
             "fp32_mAP": 0.44964819083938,
             "int8_mAP": 0.4507030984145927,
-            "accuracy_drop": -0.0010549075752127046
+            "accuracy_drop": -0.0009941002422954037 
         },
         "performance_metrics": {
             "fp32_fps": 134.48,

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.case_collection import skip_if_backend_not_selected
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.command import Command
+from tests.cross_fw.shared.helpers import OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.helpers import create_venv_with_nncf
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.helpers import get_pip_executable_with_venv
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.helpers import get_python_executable_with_venv
@@ -105,28 +106,26 @@ def test_examples(
             if "whowhatbench" in requirements_content:
                 install_wwb = True
 
-        run_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install -r {requirements}"
+        run_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS} -r {requirements}"
         print(f"Installing requirements: {run_cmd_line}")
         subprocess.run(run_cmd_line, check=True, shell=True)
 
     extra_requirements = example_params.get("extra_requirements")
     if extra_requirements:
-        run_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install -r {PROJECT_ROOT / extra_requirements} --no-build-isolation"
+        requirements_path = PROJECT_ROOT / extra_requirements
+        run_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS} -r {requirements_path} --no-build-isolation"
         print(f"Installing extra_requirements: {run_cmd_line}")
         subprocess.run(run_cmd_line, check=True, shell=True)
 
     if ov_version_override is not None:
-        ov_version_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {ov_version_override}"
+        ov_version_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS} {ov_version_override}"
         uninstall_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} uninstall --yes openvino-genai openvino_tokenizers"
-        extra_index_url = "https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/simple/wheels/nightly"
         print(f"Installing OpenVINO version override: {ov_version_cmd_line}")
         subprocess.run(ov_version_cmd_line, check=True, shell=True)
 
         if install_wwb:
             wwb_module_string = "whowhatbench@git+https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino.genai.git#subdirectory=tools/who_what_benchmark"
-            wwb_override_cmd_line = (
-                f"{pip_with_venv} install --pre --extra-index-url {extra_index_url} {wwb_module_string}"
-            )
+            wwb_override_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS} {wwb_module_string}"
             print(f"Uninstalling OpenVINO packages: {uninstall_cmd_line}")
             subprocess.run(uninstall_cmd_line, check=True, shell=True)
             print(f"Installing WWB module: {wwb_override_cmd_line}")

@@ -88,8 +88,10 @@ def test_install(
             pytest.xfail("Disabled until NNCF is exposed in a release")
         venv_path = create_venv_with_nncf(removable_tmp_path, package_type, "venv", {backend})
         if ov_version_override is not None:
+            from tests.cross_fw.shared.helpers import OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS
+
             pip_with_venv = get_pip_executable_with_venv(venv_path)
-            ov_version_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {ov_version_override}"
+            ov_version_cmd_line = f"{pip_with_venv} install {OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS} {ov_version_override}"
             subprocess.run(ov_version_cmd_line, check=True, shell=True)
         run_install_checks(
             venv_path, removable_tmp_path, package_type, backend=backend, install_type=host_configuration_clopt

@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.paths import GITHUB_REPO_URL
 from tests.cross_fw.shared.paths import PROJECT_ROOT
 
+# For tests, it is in a shared place so that other tests can use it too.
+OPENVINO_EXTRA_INDEX_URL = "https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/simple/wheels/nightly"
+OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS = f"--pre --extra-index-url {OPENVINO_EXTRA_INDEX_URL}"
+
 
 def is_windows() -> bool:
     return "win32" in sys.platform
@@ -122,7 +126,9 @@ def create_venv_with_nncf(tmp_path: Path, package_type: str, venv_type: str, bac
         # Install backend specific packages with according version from constraints.txt
         packages = [item for b in backends for item in MAP_BACKEND_PACKAGES[b]]
         extra_reqs = " ".join(packages)
-        cmd_install_backends = f"{pip_with_venv} install {extra_reqs} -c {PROJECT_ROOT}/constraints.txt"
+        cmd_install_backends = (
+            f"{pip_with_venv} install {OPENVINO_PIP_EXTRA_FLAGS} {extra_reqs} -c {PROJECT_ROOT}/constraints.txt"
+        )
         print(f"Installing backend packages: {cmd_install_backends}")
         subprocess.run(
             cmd_install_backends,

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 -c ../../constraints.txt
+--pre
+--extra-index-url https://storage.openvinotoolkit.org/simple/wheels/nightly
 
 datasets
 matplotlib # required for the memory monitor tool