aqora-io · jpopesculian · Jun 15, 2026 · May 7, 2026 · Apr 2, 2026 · Jun 12, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yaml b/.github/workflows/cd.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:
           target: ${{ matrix.target }}
-          args: --release --out dist -i python3.8
+          args: --release --out dist -i python3.10
           sccache: "true"
           manylinux: auto
           docker-options: -e SENTRY_DSN
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.10"
           architecture: ${{ matrix.target }}
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
-          python-version: "3.8"
+          python-version: "3.10"
       - name: Build wheels
         uses: PyO3/maturin-action@v1
         with:

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
 jobs:
   test:
     name: Test Workspace
@@ -30,6 +33,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: cargo clippy --workspace --all-targets -- -D warnings
       - run: cargo test --workspace
       - run: cargo run -- --version
+      - name: Python tests
+        run: |
+          uv sync --no-install-project
+          uv run --no-sync pytest test/test_qiskit_provider.py
 
   check-wasm:
     name: Check WASM

diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 members = ["archiver", "config", "runner", "template", "data-utils", "client"]
 
 [workspace.package]
-version = "0.25.4"
+version = "0.26.0-rc.3"
 license = "MIT"
 
 [package]
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ name = "aqora"
 
 [features]
 default = []
-extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module", "pyo3/abi3-py38", "pyo3/abi3"]
+extension-module = ["pyo3/extension-module", "pyo3/abi3-py310", "pyo3/abi3"]
 
 [dependencies]
 aqora-client = { path = "client" }

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Installation
 
 To install the CLI, we recommend using [uv](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/). Note
-that the CLI requires Python 3.9 or greater.
+that the CLI requires Python 3.10 or greater.
 
 If you don't already have `uv`, follow the [installation
 instructions](https://docs.astral.sh/uv/getting-started/installation/). Then

diff --git a/client/src/s3.rs b/client/src/s3.rs
@@ -152,10 +152,22 @@ impl Client {
     }
 
     pub async fn s3_put(&self, url: Url, body: impl Into<Body>) -> Result<S3PutResponse> {
+        self.s3_put_with_content_type(url, body, None).await
+    }
+
+    pub async fn s3_put_with_content_type(
+        &self,
+        url: Url,
+        body: impl Into<Body>,
+        content_type: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Result<S3PutResponse> {
         self.validate_host(&url)?;
         let mut request = http::Request::builder()
             .method(http::Method::PUT)
             .uri(url.to_string());
+        if let Some(content_type) = content_type {
+            request = request.header(reqwest::header::CONTENT_TYPE, content_type);
+        }
         let body = body.into();
         if let Some(content_length) = body.content_length() {
             request.headers_mut().map(|headers| {

diff --git a/install.py b/install.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def is_rosetta_translated():
 
 def get_python_clib():
     system = platform.system()
-    for major, minor in [(3, 12), (3, 11), (3, 10), (3, 9), (3, 8)]:
+    for major, minor in [(3, 12), (3, 11), (3, 10)]:
         if system == "Windows":
             name = f"python{major}{minor}"
         else:
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def get_release_asset_name():
     py_version = get_python_clib()
     if py_version is None:
         raise Exception(
-            "Python bindings not found. Make sure Python >= 3.8 shared library is installed."
+            "Python bindings not found. Make sure a Python 3.10-3.12 shared library is installed."
         )
     py_version = f"py{py_version[0]}_{py_version[1]}"
 

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ name = "aqora"
 description = "The aqora command line interface"
 readme = "README.md"
 authors = [{ name = "S.A.S Aqora Quantum", email = "hello@aqora.io" }]
-requires-python = ">=3.8"
+requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dynamic = ["version"]
 # keywords = []
 # classifiers = []
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ venv = [
 
 fsspec = ["fsspec>=2025.3.0"]
 pyarrow = ["fsspec>=2025.3.0", "pyarrow>=17.0.0"]
+qiskit = ["qio>=0.2.2", "qiskit>=2.3.1"]
 
 [project.urls]
 Repository = "https://github.com/aqora-io/cli"

diff --git a/python/aqora/_aqora.pyi b/python/aqora/_aqora.pyi
@@ -18,12 +18,17 @@ class ClientError(Exception): ...
 
 class Client:
     authenticated: bool
-    def __init__(self, url: str | None = None) -> None: ...
+    def __init__(
+        self, url: str | None = None, *, allow_insecure_host: bool | None = None
+    ) -> None: ...
     async def authenticate(self) -> None: ...
     async def send(self, query: str, **variables: Any) -> Any: ...
     async def s3_get(
         self, url: str, *, range: tuple[int | None, int | None] | None = None
     ) -> bytes: ...
+    async def s3_put(
+        self, url: str, body: bytes, *, content_type: str | None = None
+    ) -> str: ...
     async def _download_workspace_notebook(
         self,
         owner: str,

diff --git a/python/aqora/qiskit/__init__.py b/python/aqora/qiskit/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from . import backend, client, job, primitives
+from ._deps import QuantumCircuit
+from .backend import QPU
+from .job import ProviderJobResultItem, QPUJob
+from .primitives import estimator, sampler
+
+__all__ = [
+    "QPU",
+    "ProviderJobResultItem",
+    "QPUJob",
+    "QuantumCircuit",
+    "backend",
+    "client",
+    "estimator",
+    "job",
+    "primitives",
+    "sampler",
+]
diff --git a/python/aqora/qiskit/_deps.py b/python/aqora/qiskit/_deps.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+try:
+    from qio.core import (
+        BackendData,
+        ClientData,
+        QuantumComputationModel,
+        QuantumProgram,
+        QuantumProgramResult,
+    )
+    from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
+    from qiskit.primitives import BackendEstimatorV2, BackendSamplerV2
+    from qiskit.providers import BackendV2, JobError, JobV1, Options
+    from qiskit.providers.jobstatus import JobStatus
+    from qiskit.result import Result
+    from qiskit.transpiler import Target
+except ImportError as exc:  # pragma: no cover - depends on optional deps
+    raise ImportError(
+        "aqora.qiskit requires the optional Qiskit dependencies. "
+        "Install `aqora[qiskit]` to use this module."
+    ) from exc
+
+__all__ = [
+    "BackendData",
+    "BackendEstimatorV2",
+    "BackendSamplerV2",
+    "BackendV2",
+    "ClientData",
+    "JobError",
+    "JobStatus",
+    "JobV1",
+    "Options",
+    "QuantumCircuit",
+    "QuantumComputationModel",
+    "QuantumProgram",
+    "QuantumProgramResult",
+    "Result",
+    "Target",
+]