From 7ff0c17c493a78e583d37828f3286c48edc08e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:28:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/17] Update copyright year in README.md

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1c896dfc..2d35e07b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ To use this, enable GitHub Actions and configure the following secrets in the Gi
   3. Set `DOKKU_DEPLOYMENT_KEY` to the private key generated in step i.
 
 ## License
-Copyright (c) 2022 - 2023 ProvideQ
+Copyright (c) 2022 - 2025 ProvideQ
 
 This project is available under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).

From 55cee69b914af4237cea027a323c0ce4b1d8bae0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 18:40:38 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/17] added debug echos to track error

Add debug messages around GAMS setup script execution
---
 .github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
index da4d67d9..c4725f37 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GAMS_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.GAMS_LICENSE }}
         run: |
+          echo "DEBUG: before source"
           source ./scripts/setup-gams.sh
+          echo "DEBUG: after source
           echo "/opt/conda/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "$GAMS_PATH" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "GMSPYTHONLIB=/opt/conda/envs/gams/lib/libpython3.10.so" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

From a93b9194b4fe7a8f0259565f858f322f34acb0bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:24:06 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/17] debug: add debug echos to gams setup

Added echo statements to provide feedback during the GAMS installation process.
---
 scripts/setup-gams.sh | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/setup-gams.sh b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
index 8ce91fca..0793b2b2 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-gams.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ set -e
 apt-get update
 apt-get install curl --yes
 
+echo "updated and installed curl"
+
 # === Install GAMS ===
 # GAMS Installation script is based on the official installation guide
 # (https://www.gams.com/latest/docs/UG_UNIX_INSTALL.html) and adapts some lines from
@@ -24,24 +26,29 @@ GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX=0
 
 # download the self-extracting archive to /opt/gams/gams.exe and run/extract it
 curl --show-error --output /opt/gams/gams.exe --create-dirs "https://d37drm4t2jghv5.cloudfront.net/distributions/${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}.${GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX}/linux/linux_x64_64_sfx.exe"
+echo "downloaded gams"
 cd /opt/gams
 chmod +x gams.exe
 sync
 ./gams.exe -q # -q = quietly, see https://linux.die.net/man/1/unzipsfx
+echo "installed gams"
 rm -rf gams.exe
+echo "removed gams installer"
 
 # Install GAMS license
 GAMS_PATH=/opt/gams/gams${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}_linux_x64_64_sfx
 echo "${GAMS_LICENSE}" | base64 --decode > "$GAMS_PATH/gamslice.txt"
+echo "installed gams license"\
 
 # Add GAMS to PATH
 ln -s "$GAMS_PATH/gams" /usr/local/bin/gams
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$GAMS_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
+echo "added gams to path"
 
 # Run GAMS installer
 cd "$GAMS_PATH" &&\
 ./gamsinst -a
-
+echo "ran gams installer"
 
 
 # === Install conda ===

From 0917fe0fdd4667d05ba6a47085c9a0bfbc5ad43d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:28:16 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/17] debug: removed "quiet" parameter from gams installer

Updated echo statements to include debug information.
---
 scripts/setup-gams.sh | 12 ++++++------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/setup-gams.sh b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
index 0793b2b2..e62f077f 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-gams.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ set -e
 apt-get update
 apt-get install curl --yes
 
-echo "updated and installed curl"
+echo "--- DEBUG: updated and installed curl---"
 
 # === Install GAMS ===
 # GAMS Installation script is based on the official installation guide
@@ -26,19 +26,19 @@ GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX=0
 
 # download the self-extracting archive to /opt/gams/gams.exe and run/extract it
 curl --show-error --output /opt/gams/gams.exe --create-dirs "https://d37drm4t2jghv5.cloudfront.net/distributions/${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}.${GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX}/linux/linux_x64_64_sfx.exe"
-echo "downloaded gams"
+echo "--- DEBUG: downloaded gams---"
 cd /opt/gams
 chmod +x gams.exe
 sync
-./gams.exe -q # -q = quietly, see https://linux.die.net/man/1/unzipsfx
-echo "installed gams"
+./gams.exe # -q # -q = quietly, see https://linux.die.net/man/1/unzipsfx
+echo "--- DEBUG: installed gams---"
 rm -rf gams.exe
-echo "removed gams installer"
+echo "--- DEBUG: removed gams installer---"
 
 # Install GAMS license
 GAMS_PATH=/opt/gams/gams${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}_linux_x64_64_sfx
 echo "${GAMS_LICENSE}" | base64 --decode > "$GAMS_PATH/gamslice.txt"
-echo "installed gams license"\
+echo "--- DEBUG: installed gams license---"
 
 # Add GAMS to PATH
 ln -s "$GAMS_PATH/gams" /usr/local/bin/gams

From 93a7b8de749dd7e2c42ce1b5f1ae726c289a28ac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:30:42 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/17] feat: update GAMS version to 49.7 in setup script to
 replace unavailable version

---
 scripts/setup-gams.sh | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/setup-gams.sh b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
index e62f077f..38ed9b11 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-gams.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ echo "--- DEBUG: updated and installed curl---"
 # iisaa/gams-docker (https://github.com/iiasa/gams-docker/blob/master/Dockerfile, GPL-3.0 licensed)
 
 # Configure the GAMS version here
-GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR=49.3
+GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR=49.7
 GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX=0
 
 # download the self-extracting archive to /opt/gams/gams.exe and run/extract it

From 9aa40f9c31621d7445ef6ca2f0c5d125733bfeac Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:40:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/17] debug: re-enabled quiet flag for GAMS installation,
 more debug echos

---
 scripts/setup-gams.sh | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/setup-gams.sh b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
index 38ed9b11..3001dbe4 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-gams.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ echo "--- DEBUG: downloaded gams---"
 cd /opt/gams
 chmod +x gams.exe
 sync
-./gams.exe # -q # -q = quietly, see https://linux.die.net/man/1/unzipsfx
+./gams.exe -q # -q = quietly, see https://linux.die.net/man/1/unzipsfx
 echo "--- DEBUG: installed gams---"
 rm -rf gams.exe
 echo "--- DEBUG: removed gams installer---"
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ echo "--- DEBUG: installed gams license---"
 # Add GAMS to PATH
 ln -s "$GAMS_PATH/gams" /usr/local/bin/gams
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$GAMS_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
-echo "added gams to path"
+echo "--- DEBUG: added gams to path---"
 
 # Run GAMS installer
 cd "$GAMS_PATH" &&\
 ./gamsinst -a
-echo "ran gams installer"
+echo "--- DEBUG: ran gams installer---"
 
 
 # === Install conda ===
@@ -78,9 +78,15 @@ conda create --name gams python=3.10 --yes
 # (https://askubuntu.com/a/1464306)
 source /opt/conda/bin/activate gams
 
+echo "---DEBUG: activated conda env---"
+
 # install GAMS links for python
 pip install gamsapi[core,connect] --find-links /opt/gams/gams${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}_linux_x64_64_sfx/api/python/bdist
 pip install networkx
 
+echo "---DEBUG: installed python libs---"
+
 # make GAMS use our python version
 echo "export GMSPYTHONLIB=/opt/conda/envs/gams/lib/libpython3.10.so" >> ~/.bashrc
+
+echo "---DEBUG: successfully set GAMS python version---"

From c6ce48363aa2833e1510b62ecc02d5ece70f2ae8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:43:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] debug: fix debug echo statement in CI/CD workflow

---
 .github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
index c4725f37..b02eadd9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "DEBUG: before source"
           source ./scripts/setup-gams.sh
-          echo "DEBUG: after source
+          echo "DEBUG: after source"
           echo "/opt/conda/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "$GAMS_PATH" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "GMSPYTHONLIB=/opt/conda/envs/gams/lib/libpython3.10.so" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

From b9d3e9205cbd1023a46b70d055f5616e7a55c49e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:49:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/17] refactor: clean up debug messages in setup-gams.sh

Removed debug echo statements for cleaner output during installation.
---
 scripts/setup-gams.sh | 15 +--------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/setup-gams.sh b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
index 3001dbe4..64309e47 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-gams.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-gams.sh
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ set -e
 apt-get update
 apt-get install curl --yes
 
-echo "--- DEBUG: updated and installed curl---"
-
 # === Install GAMS ===
 # GAMS Installation script is based on the official installation guide
 # (https://www.gams.com/latest/docs/UG_UNIX_INSTALL.html) and adapts some lines from
@@ -26,29 +24,24 @@ GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX=0
 
 # download the self-extracting archive to /opt/gams/gams.exe and run/extract it
 curl --show-error --output /opt/gams/gams.exe --create-dirs "https://d37drm4t2jghv5.cloudfront.net/distributions/${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}.${GAMS_VERSION_HOTFIX}/linux/linux_x64_64_sfx.exe"
-echo "--- DEBUG: downloaded gams---"
 cd /opt/gams
 chmod +x gams.exe
 sync
 ./gams.exe -q # -q = quietly, see https://linux.die.net/man/1/unzipsfx
-echo "--- DEBUG: installed gams---"
 rm -rf gams.exe
-echo "--- DEBUG: removed gams installer---"
 
 # Install GAMS license
 GAMS_PATH=/opt/gams/gams${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}_linux_x64_64_sfx
 echo "${GAMS_LICENSE}" | base64 --decode > "$GAMS_PATH/gamslice.txt"
-echo "--- DEBUG: installed gams license---"
 
 # Add GAMS to PATH
 ln -s "$GAMS_PATH/gams" /usr/local/bin/gams
 echo "export PATH=\$PATH:$GAMS_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc
-echo "--- DEBUG: added gams to path---"
 
 # Run GAMS installer
 cd "$GAMS_PATH" &&\
 ./gamsinst -a
-echo "--- DEBUG: ran gams installer---"
+
 
 
 # === Install conda ===
@@ -78,15 +71,9 @@ conda create --name gams python=3.10 --yes
 # (https://askubuntu.com/a/1464306)
 source /opt/conda/bin/activate gams
 
-echo "---DEBUG: activated conda env---"
-
 # install GAMS links for python
 pip install gamsapi[core,connect] --find-links /opt/gams/gams${GAMS_VERSION_RELEASE_MAJOR}_linux_x64_64_sfx/api/python/bdist
 pip install networkx
 
-echo "---DEBUG: installed python libs---"
-
 # make GAMS use our python version
 echo "export GMSPYTHONLIB=/opt/conda/envs/gams/lib/libpython3.10.so" >> ~/.bashrc
-
-echo "---DEBUG: successfully set GAMS python version---"

From 58c4e1ac57b2f2c269116c4f5b73e6d8e6be444b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:51:09 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/17] fix: remove debug echo statements from CI/CD script

---
 .github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml | 2 --
 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
index b02eadd9..da4d67d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd-develop.yml
@@ -25,9 +25,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GAMS_LICENSE: ${{ secrets.GAMS_LICENSE }}
         run: |
-          echo "DEBUG: before source"
           source ./scripts/setup-gams.sh
-          echo "DEBUG: after source"
           echo "/opt/conda/bin" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "$GAMS_PATH" >> "$GITHUB_PATH"
           echo "GMSPYTHONLIB=/opt/conda/envs/gams/lib/libpython3.10.so" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"

From 8745e0edd06fd979af5d9d56d8051a4f102c29bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:40:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/17] fix: upgraded qiskit versions

---
 solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py | 7 ++++---
 solvers/qiskit/knapsack/requirements.txt   | 4 ++--
 solvers/qiskit/max-cut/maxCut_qiskit.py    | 8 ++++----
 solvers/qiskit/max-cut/requirements.txt    | 4 ++--
 solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py         | 6 +++---
 solvers/qiskit/qubo/requirements.txt       | 4 ++--
 6 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py
index ae6416cd..55720378 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@
 import sys
 
 # Qiskit
-from qiskit.primitives import Sampler
+from qiskit.primitives import StatevectorSampler
+from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import QAOA
 from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import COBYLA
 from qiskit_optimization.algorithms import MinimumEigenOptimizer
 from qiskit_optimization.applications import Knapsack
 from qiskit_optimization.converters import QuadraticProgramToQubo
-from qiskit_algorithms import QAOA
+
 
 arg_count = len(sys.argv) - 1
 if arg_count != 2:
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@
 # TODO: Sampler() has to be replaces with StatevectorSampler() in newer versions.
 # (currently not yet supported by qiskit-optimization)
 # TODO: add a dedicated mixer
-qaoa_mes = QAOA(sampler=Sampler(), optimizer=COBYLA())
+qaoa_mes = QAOA(sampler=StatevectorSampler(), optimizer=COBYLA())
 qaoa = MinimumEigenOptimizer(qaoa_mes)
 
 qaoa_result = qaoa.solve(qubo)
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/requirements.txt b/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/requirements.txt
index 3f34f649..e42d620d 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qiskit Knapsack solver
-qiskit == 1.4.2
-qiskit-optimization == 0.6.1
+qiskit == 2.2.3
+qiskit-optimization == 0.7.0
 
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/maxCut_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/maxCut_qiskit.py
index 2cf67fc4..84529daf 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/maxCut_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/maxCut_qiskit.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
 # Qiskit
 from qiskit.circuit.library import TwoLocal
-from qiskit.primitives import Sampler
+from qiskit.primitives import StatevectorSampler
 from qiskit_optimization.applications import Maxcut
-from qiskit_algorithms import SamplingVQE
-from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import SPSA
+from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import SamplingVQE
+from qiskit_optimization.optimizers import SPSA
 
 
 #if len(sys.argv) != 3:
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 # construct VQE
 optimizer=SPSA(maxiter=300)
 ry = TwoLocal(qubitOp.num_qubits, "ry", "cz", reps=5, entanglement="linear")
-vqe = SamplingVQE(sampler=Sampler(), ansatz=ry, optimizer=optimizer)
+vqe = SamplingVQE(sampler=StatevectorSampler(), ansatz=ry, optimizer=optimizer)
 
 # run VQE
 result = vqe.compute_minimum_eigenvalue(qubitOp)
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/requirements.txt b/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/requirements.txt
index 7823972c..d32d0f32 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/max-cut/requirements.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qiskit Max-Cut solver
 pygmlparser == 1.0.1
-qiskit == 1.4.2
-qiskit-optimization == 0.6.1
+qiskit == 2.2.3
+qiskit-optimization == 0.7.0
 numpy
 networkx
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py
index d7b3469d..c1c2dd30 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 import sys
 from qp_converter import QpConverter
 
-from qiskit.primitives import Sampler
-from qiskit_algorithms import QAOA
+from qiskit.primitives import StatevectorSampler
+from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import QAOA
 from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import COBYLA
 from qiskit_optimization.algorithms import MinimumEigenOptimizer
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # TODO: Sampler() has to be replaces with StatevectorSampler() in newer versions.
 # (currently not yet supported by qiskit-optimization)
 # TODO: add a dedicated mixer
-qaoa_mes = QAOA(sampler=Sampler(), optimizer=COBYLA())
+qaoa_mes = QAOA(sampler=StatevectorSampler(), optimizer=COBYLA())
 qaoa = MinimumEigenOptimizer(qaoa_mes)
 
 qaoa_result = qaoa.solve(qubo)
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/qubo/requirements.txt b/solvers/qiskit/qubo/requirements.txt
index 04bd3e61..4bb8653e 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/qubo/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/qubo/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qiskit QUBO solver
-qiskit == 1.4.2
-qiskit-optimization == 0.6.1
+qiskit == 2.2.3
+qiskit-optimization == 0.7.0

From b209a306f35f1fbf418017c78564391bd03b16e6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:51:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/17] fix: add overlooked sympy dependency for qrisp

---
 solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt | 3 ++-
 solvers/qrisp/sat/requirements.txt  | 3 ++-
 solvers/qrisp/vrp/requirements.txt  | 3 ++-
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt b/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt
index 10cb2e71..84e9ce00 100644
--- a/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qrisp QUBO solver
 qrisp == 0.4.4
 numpy == 1.26.4
-gurobipy == 11.0.1 # for lp file reading
\ No newline at end of file
+gurobipy == 11.0.1 # for lp file reading
+sympy == 1.12.1 # needed but not specified in qrisp requirements
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solvers/qrisp/sat/requirements.txt b/solvers/qrisp/sat/requirements.txt
index 30f9c9c3..b6c8cce0 100644
--- a/solvers/qrisp/sat/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qrisp/sat/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qrisp SAT solver
 qrisp == 0.4.4
-numpy == 1.26.4
\ No newline at end of file
+numpy == 1.26.4
+sympy == 1.12.1 # needed but not specified in qrisp requirements
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/solvers/qrisp/vrp/requirements.txt b/solvers/qrisp/vrp/requirements.txt
index c7737696..c6f0918b 100644
--- a/solvers/qrisp/vrp/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qrisp/vrp/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qrisp VRP solver
 qrisp == 0.4.4
 numpy == 1.26.4
-tsplib95 == 0.7.1 # for tsplib file parsing
\ No newline at end of file
+tsplib95 == 0.7.1 # for tsplib file parsing
+sympy == 1.12.1 # needed but not specified in qrisp requirements
\ No newline at end of file

From c40c0e60bef4e8e2cd8fb562332a2dce50da5cdf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 15:52:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/17] fix: update Qiskit optimizer import paths

---
 solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py                    | 2 +-
 .../qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py   | 4 ++--
 solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py                            | 2 +-
 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py
index 55720378..7c27712f 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/knapsack/knapsack_qiskit.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Qiskit
 from qiskit.primitives import StatevectorSampler
 from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import QAOA
-from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import COBYLA
+from qiskit_optimization.optimizers import COBYLA
 from qiskit_optimization.algorithms import MinimumEigenOptimizer
 from qiskit_optimization.applications import Knapsack
 from qiskit_optimization.converters import QuadraticProgramToQubo
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py
index b06a5704..a565f55b 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 from qiskit_nature.units import DistanceUnit
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.drivers import PySCFDriver
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.mappers import JordanWignerMapper
-from qiskit_algorithms import VQE
-from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import SLSQP
+from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import VQE
+from qiskit_optimization.optimizers import SLSQP
 from qiskit.primitives import Estimator
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.algorithms import GroundStateEigensolver, QEOM, EvaluationRule
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.circuit.library import HartreeFock, UCCSD
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py
index c1c2dd30..d63e20a0 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/qubo/qubo_qiskit.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from qiskit.primitives import StatevectorSampler
 from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import QAOA
-from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import COBYLA
+from qiskit_optimization.optimizers import COBYLA
 from qiskit_optimization.algorithms import MinimumEigenOptimizer
 
 if len(sys.argv) != 3:

From b0ad49b6bd9726383f8337d7a4d72d058569736d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:47:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/17] fix: removed explicit qiskit import

---
 solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
index f67cfe6b..e94ab45b 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
-qiskit == 1.4.3
 qiskit-nature == 0.7.2
 pyscf == 2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file

From a07ff7bec3658efd5c69be6f7c51496dbd59c50f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:12:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/17] fix: readded downgraded qiskit version

to prevent usage of a cached higher version of qiskit
---
 solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
index e94ab45b..e690a3d4 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
+qiskit == 0.44
 qiskit-nature == 0.7.2
 pyscf == 2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file

From 9077c87a3dcc9f90facb33a7e70f87f8a1632f41 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <uxoik@student.kit.edu>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 18:31:40 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] fix: fixed material simulation dependency versions

---
 .../qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py   | 4 ++--
 solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt            | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py
index a565f55b..b06a5704 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/material_simulation_qiskit.py
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 from qiskit_nature.units import DistanceUnit
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.drivers import PySCFDriver
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.mappers import JordanWignerMapper
-from qiskit_optimization.minimum_eigensolvers import VQE
-from qiskit_optimization.optimizers import SLSQP
+from qiskit_algorithms import VQE
+from qiskit_algorithms.optimizers import SLSQP
 from qiskit.primitives import Estimator
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.algorithms import GroundStateEigensolver, QEOM, EvaluationRule
 from qiskit_nature.second_q.circuit.library import HartreeFock, UCCSD
diff --git a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
index e690a3d4..3b430447 100644
--- a/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qiskit/materialsimulation/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-qiskit == 0.44
+qiskit == 1.0.2
+qiskit-algorithms == 0.3.1
 qiskit-nature == 0.7.2
 pyscf == 2.9.0
\ No newline at end of file

From 80bb8d9b72dd2d07655177f697d6454187e44314 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zaibod <92274292+zaibod@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:00:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 16/17] fix: used newer version of gurobipy

the license included in the old version was no longer updated and expired
---
 solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt b/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt
index 84e9ce00..c3de9c57 100644
--- a/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt
+++ b/solvers/qrisp/qubo/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # This file describes the python package requirements for the Qrisp QUBO solver
 qrisp == 0.4.4
 numpy == 1.26.4
-gurobipy == 11.0.1 # for lp file reading
+gurobipy == 13 # for lp file reading
 sympy == 1.12.1 # needed but not specified in qrisp requirements
\ No newline at end of file

From 95cf3e7ee38d5fe0cb60e4d53c9fa2bf29664204 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Elscrux <34755314+Elscrux@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:28:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 17/17] Update copyright year to 2026

---
 README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d35e07b..70448e05 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ To use this, enable GitHub Actions and configure the following secrets in the Gi
   3. Set `DOKKU_DEPLOYMENT_KEY` to the private key generated in step i.
 
 ## License
-Copyright (c) 2022 - 2025 ProvideQ
+Copyright (c) 2022 - 2026 ProvideQ
 
 This project is available under the [MIT License](./LICENSE).