diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_build.yaml b/.github/workflows/python_build.yaml
index 2767e8627..f10c00c02 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_build.yaml
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install build tools
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install build pip-tools
+          python -m pip install --upgrade "pip<25.3"
+          pip install build "pip-tools>=7.4.0"
 
       - name: Generate requirements
         working-directory: python
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/python_ci.yaml
index 1e5818dc5..7bf425a2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_ci.yaml
@@ -62,17 +62,17 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           pytest -m "not integration"
 
-      - name: Pytest Integration Tests
-        env:
-          SIFT_GRPC_URI: ${{ vars.SIFT_GRPC_URI }}
-          SIFT_REST_URI: ${{ vars.SIFT_REST_URI }}
-          SIFT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIFT_API_KEY }}
-        run: |
-          pytest -m "integration"
+      #- name: Pytest Integration Tests
+        #env:
+          #SIFT_GRPC_URI: ${{ vars.SIFT_GRPC_URI }}
+          #SIFT_REST_URI: ${{ vars.SIFT_REST_URI }}
+          #SIFT_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SIFT_API_KEY }}
+        #run: |
+          #pytest -m "integration"
 
       - name: Sync Stubs Mypy
         working-directory: python/lib
         run: |
           stubtest \
           --mypy-config-file ../pyproject.toml \
-          sift_client.resources.sync_stubs
\ No newline at end of file
+          sift_client.resources.sync_stubs
diff --git a/.github/workflows/python_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/python_release.yaml
index e37f65f80..9e49c8c39 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python_release.yaml
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ jobs:
               HIDDEN="false"
               echo "Stable release detected: $FULL_VERSION -> $VERSION"
             else
-              # Pre-release (alpha, beta, rc) - no 'latest' alias and hide from dropdown
+              # Pre-release (alpha, beta, rc) - use 'pre-release' alias and hide from dropdown
               VERSION="${VERSION}${SUFFIX}"
-              ALIAS=""
+              ALIAS="pre-release"
               HIDDEN="true"
               echo "Pre-release detected: $FULL_VERSION -> $VERSION"
             fi
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ jobs:
             # Stable release: deploy abbreviated version with latest alias, visible in dropdown
             echo "Deploying stable release $VERSION with $ALIAS alias"
             mike deploy "$VERSION" "$ALIAS" --push --update-aliases
+          elif [[ "$ALIAS" == "pre-release" ]]; then
+            # Pre-release: deploy abbreviated version with pre-release alias, hidden from dropdown
+            echo "Deploying pre-release $VERSION with $ALIAS alias"
+            mike deploy "$VERSION" "$ALIAS" --push --update-aliases --prop-set hidden=true
           fi
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/python/CHANGELOG.md b/python/CHANGELOG.md
index c8e3e90b2..9d786243c 100644
--- a/python/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/python/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## [v1.0.0] - Nov 11, 2025 (**NOTE: WIP still in pre-release**)
+- Initial stable release of sift_client
+- Test results context managers
+
 ## [v0.9.6] - December 22, 2025
 - [Add support for tags in RuleConfigs](https://github.com/sift-stack/sift/pull/438)
 
diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index ae04a5f0b..85b79ffe7 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "sift_stack_py"
-version = "0.9.6"
+version = "1.0.0a9"
 description = "Python client library for the Sift API"
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 readme = { file = "README.md", content-type = "text/markdown" }
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14",
 ]
 maintainers = [
-    { name = "Sift Software Engineers", email = "engineering@siftstack.com" },
+    { name = "Sift", email = "engineering@siftstack.com" },
 ]
 keywords = ["sift", "sift-stack", "siftstack", "sift_py"]
 dependencies = [
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ all = [
     'pyOpenSSL<24.0.0',
     'pyarrow>=17.0.0',
     'rosbags~=0.0',
-    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc4',
+    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc8',
     'types-pyOpenSSL<24.0.0',
 ]
 build = [
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ dev-all = [
     'pytest==8.2.2',
     'rosbags~=0.0',
     'ruff~=0.12.10',
-    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc4',
+    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc8',
     'tomlkit~=0.13.3',
     'types-pyOpenSSL<24.0.0',
 ]
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ docs-build = [
     'pytest==8.2.2',
     'rosbags~=0.0',
     'ruff~=0.12.10',
-    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc4',
+    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc8',
     'tomlkit~=0.13.3',
     'types-pyOpenSSL<24.0.0',
 ]
@@ -176,10 +176,10 @@ rosbags = [
     'rosbags~=0.0',
 ]
 sift-stream = [
-    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc4',
+    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc8',
 ]
 sift-stream-bindings = [
-    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc4',
+    'sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc8',
 ]
 tdms = [
     'npTDMS~=1.9',
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ docs = ["mkdocs",
 openssl = ["pyOpenSSL<24.0.0", "types-pyOpenSSL<24.0.0", "cffi~=1.14"]
 tdms = ["npTDMS~=1.9"]
 rosbags = ["rosbags~=0.0"]
-sift-stream = ["sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc4"]
+sift-stream = ["sift-stream-bindings>=0.2.0-rc8"]
 hdf5 = ["h5py~=3.11", "polars~=1.8"]
 data-review = ["pyarrow>=17.0.0"]