OpenVoiceOS · github-actions · Nov 10, 2025 · Nov 10, 2025 · Nov 10, 2025 · Jan 19, 2026
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,12 +1,36 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## [2.1.1a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.1a1) (2025-11-05)
+## [2.1.3a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.3a2) (2026-03-07)
 
-[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.0...2.1.1a1)
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.3a1...2.1.3a2)
 
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
-- Update ovos-plugin-manager version range [\#734](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/734) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+- Prevent duplicate skill loads during overlapping rescans [\#744](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/744) ([goldyfruit](https://github.com/goldyfruit))
+
+## [2.1.3a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.3a1) (2026-03-04)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.2a2...2.1.3a1)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- fix: skill dependencies [\#742](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/742) ([JarbasAl](https://github.com/JarbasAl))
+
+## [2.1.2a2](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.2a2) (2026-01-19)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.2a1...2.1.2a2)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- gl-es/translate [\#739](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/739) ([gitlocalize-app[bot]](https://github.com/apps/gitlocalize-app))
+
+## [2.1.2a1](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/tree/2.1.2a1) (2025-11-10)
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/compare/2.1.1...2.1.2a1)
+
+**Merged pull requests:**
+
+- Update ovos-workshop requirement from \<8.0.0,\>=7.0.6 to \>=7.0.6,\<9.0.0 in /requirements [\#736](https://github.com/OpenVoiceOS/ovos-core/pull/736) ([dependabot[bot]](https://github.com/apps/dependabot))
 
 
 

diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/gl-es/global_stop.intent b/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/gl-es/global_stop.intent
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ Parar todas as accións
 Parar todas as actividades activas
 Parar todas as tarefas actuais
 Parar todo agora
+Rematar todas as accións en marcha
 Rematar todas as actividades
-Rematar todas as actividades en execución
 Rematar todas as operacións
 Rematar todas as tarefas abertas
 Rematar todos os procesos
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ acabar todo
 cancelalo todo
 cancelar todo
 detelo todo
+detelo todo
 deter todo
 finalizalo todo
 finalizar todo
@@ -27,5 +28,4 @@ paralo todo
 paralo todo
 parar todo
 parar todo
-rematalo todo
 rematar todo
diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/gl-es/stop.intent b/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/gl-es/stop.intent
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-Acaba isto
-Cancela a tarefa actual
-Interrompe a acción actual
+Acaba iso
+Cancela a tarefa en curso
+Detén a tarefa en curso
 Para isto
 Parar a acción actual
+Parar a acción en curso
 Parar a actividade actual
-Parar a operación actual
 Parar de executar esta tarefa
 Parar de executar o comando actual
 Parar de traballar niso
 Parar o proceso en curso
+Parar o proceso en curso
 Parar o que estás a facer
 Podes parar agora?
-Remata a tarefa actual
 parar
 parar de facer iso
 parar iso
diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/nl-nl/global_stop.intent b/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/nl-nl/global_stop.intent
@@ -1,31 +1,31 @@
-Annuleer alle lopende acties
-Annuleer alle taken
-Beëindig alle acties
-Beëindig alle lopende acties
+Alle lopende processen afbreken
+Alle taken annuleren
+Beëindig alle bewerkingen
 Beëindig alle processen
-Rond alle activiteiten af
-Stop alle activiteiten
+Stop alle acties
 Stop alle huidige taken
-Stop alle lopende acties
-Stop alle lopende processen
-Stop alle lopende processen
-Stop met alle acties
-Stop nu met alles
-Stop onmiddellijk alle acties
-Voltooi alle openstaande taken
+Stop nu alles
+Stop onmiddellijk alle activiteiten
+Voltooi alle activiteiten
+alles afbreken
+alles afbreken
+alles afmaken
+alles afmaken
+alles annuleren
 alles annuleren
 alles beëindigen
 alles beëindigen
 alles stoppen
-alles stoppen
-alles stoppen
-alles stoppen
-alles stoppen
-alles stopzetten
-annuleer alles
-beëindig alles
 beëindig alles
+genoeg
+hou op
+hou op met praten
+kappen
+kappen nu
+niet meer praten
+nu ophouden
+stop alles
 stop alles
 stop alles
 stop alles
-stop met alles
+stop met praten
diff --git a/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/nl-nl/stop.intent b/ovos_core/intent_services/locale/nl-nl/stop.intent
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-(kun|kan) je nu stoppen
 Annuleer de huidige taak
-Beëindig de huidige actie
 Beëindig de huidige taak
-Beëindig the current action
-Ga niet verder
-Hou daar alsjeblieft mee op
-Maak er een einde aan
-Stop de huidige actie
+Kun je nu stoppen?
+Maak er alsjeblieft een einde aan
+Stop a.u.b.
+Stop alstublieft met de huidige actie
+Stop daar alsjeblieft mee
 Stop de huidige actie
+Stop de huidige activiteit
 Stop het lopende proces
 Stop met het uitvoeren van de huidige opdracht
 Stop met het uitvoeren van die taak
-Stop waar je mee bezig bent
+Stop wat je doet
+Stoppen maar
 stop
-stop dit
+stop daarmee
 stop ermee
diff --git a/ovos_core/skill_manager.py b/ovos_core/skill_manager.py
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ def __init__(self, bus, watchdog=None, alive_hook=on_alive, started_hook=on_star
         self.config = Configuration()
 
         self.plugin_skills = {}
+        self._plugin_skills_lock = threading.RLock()
+        self._loading_plugin_skills = set()
         self.enclosure = EnclosureAPI(bus)
         self.num_install_retries = 0
         self.empty_skill_dirs = set()  # Save a record of empty skill dirs.
@@ -209,6 +211,25 @@ def skills_config(self):
         """
         return self.config['skills']
 
+    def _is_plugin_skill_tracked(self, skill_id):
+        """Check whether a skill is loaded or currently being loaded."""
+        with self._plugin_skills_lock:
+            return (skill_id in self.plugin_skills or
+                    skill_id in self._loading_plugin_skills)
+
+    def _reserve_plugin_skill_load(self, skill_id):
+        """Mark a skill as loading so overlapping scans skip it."""
+        with self._plugin_skills_lock:
+            if skill_id in self.plugin_skills or skill_id in self._loading_plugin_skills:
+                return False
+            self._loading_plugin_skills.add(skill_id)
+            return True
+
+    def _release_plugin_skill_load(self, skill_id):
+        """Clear the in-progress marker for a skill load attempt."""
+        with self._plugin_skills_lock:
+            self._loading_plugin_skills.discard(skill_id)
+
     def handle_gui_connected(self, message):
         """Handle GUI connection event.
 
@@ -295,16 +316,19 @@ def load_plugin_skills(self, network=None, internet=None):
                     LOG.warning(f"{skill_id} is blacklisted, it will NOT be loaded")
                     LOG.info(f"Consider uninstalling {skill_id} instead of blacklisting it")
                 continue
-            if skill_id not in self.plugin_skills:
-                skill_loader = self._get_plugin_skill_loader(skill_id, init_bus=False,
-                                                             skill_class=plug)
-                requirements = skill_loader.runtime_requirements
-                if not network and requirements.network_before_load:
-                    continue
-                if not internet and requirements.internet_before_load:
-                    continue
-                self._load_plugin_skill(skill_id, plug)
-                loaded_new = True
+            if self._is_plugin_skill_tracked(skill_id):
+                continue
+            skill_loader = self._get_plugin_skill_loader(skill_id, init_bus=False,
+                                                         skill_class=plug)
+            requirements = skill_loader.runtime_requirements
+            if not network and requirements.network_before_load:
+                continue
+            if not internet and requirements.internet_before_load:
+                continue
+            if not self._reserve_plugin_skill_load(skill_id):
+                continue
+            self._load_plugin_skill(skill_id, plug, reserved=True)
+            loaded_new = True
         return loaded_new
 
     def _get_internal_skill_bus(self):
@@ -342,26 +366,35 @@ def _get_plugin_skill_loader(self, skill_id, init_bus=True, skill_class=None):
             loader.skill_class = skill_class
         return loader
 
-    def _load_plugin_skill(self, skill_id, skill_plugin):
+    def _load_plugin_skill(self, skill_id, skill_plugin, reserved=False):
         """Load a plugin skill.
 
         Args:
             skill_id (str): ID of the skill.
             skill_plugin: Plugin skill instance.
+            reserved (bool): True if the caller already marked the skill as loading.
 
         Returns:
             PluginSkillLoader: Loaded plugin skill loader instance if successful, None otherwise.
         """
-        skill_loader = self._get_plugin_skill_loader(skill_id, skill_class=skill_plugin)
+        if not reserved and not self._reserve_plugin_skill_load(skill_id):
+            LOG.debug(f"Skipping duplicate load attempt for {skill_id}; load already in progress")
+            return None
+
+        skill_loader = None
         try:
+            skill_loader = self._get_plugin_skill_loader(skill_id, skill_class=skill_plugin)
             load_status = skill_loader.load(skill_plugin)
             if load_status:
                 self.bus.emit(Message("mycroft.skill.loaded", {"skill_id": skill_id}))
         except Exception:
             LOG.exception(f'Load of skill {skill_id} failed!')
             load_status = False
         finally:
-            self.plugin_skills[skill_id] = skill_loader
+            if skill_loader is not None:
+                with self._plugin_skills_lock:
+                    self.plugin_skills[skill_id] = skill_loader
+            self._release_plugin_skill_load(skill_id)
 
         return skill_loader if load_status else None
 

diff --git a/ovos_core/version.py b/ovos_core/version.py
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # START_VERSION_BLOCK
 VERSION_MAJOR = 2
 VERSION_MINOR = 1
-VERSION_BUILD = 1
-VERSION_ALPHA = 0
+VERSION_BUILD = 3
+VERSION_ALPHA = 2
 # END_VERSION_BLOCK
 
 # for compat with old imports

diff --git a/requirements/requirements.txt b/requirements/requirements.txt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ ovos-utils>=0.8.2a1,<1.0.0
 ovos_bus_client>=1.3.6a1,<2.0.0
 ovos-plugin-manager>=1.0.3,<3.0.0
 ovos-config>=0.0.13,<3.0.0
-ovos-workshop>=7.0.6,<8.0.0
+ovos-workshop>=7.0.6,<9.0.0
 
 rapidfuzz>=3.6,<4.0
 langcodes
diff --git a/requirements/skills-audio.txt b/requirements/skills-audio.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # skills that run in audio enabled devices (require mic/speaker)
-ovos-skill-boot-finished>=0.4.8,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-audio-recording>=0.2.4,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-dictation>=0.2.5,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-volume>=0.1.16,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-naptime>=0.3.15,<1.0.0
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
+ovos-skill-boot-finished>=0.4.8
+ovos-skill-audio-recording>=0.2.4
+ovos-skill-dictation>=0.2.5
+ovos-skill-volume>=0.1.16
+ovos-skill-naptime>=0.3.15
diff --git a/requirements/skills-ca.txt b/requirements/skills-ca.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 # skills providing catalan specific functionality
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
 ovos-skill-fuster-quotes
 ovos-skill-word-of-the-day
diff --git a/requirements/skills-desktop.txt b/requirements/skills-desktop.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # skills that require a linux desktop environment
-ovos-skill-application-launcher>=0.5.14,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-wallpapers>=1.0.2,<3.0.0
-ovos-skill-screenshot>=0.0.2,<1.0.0
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
+ovos-skill-application-launcher>=0.5.14
+ovos-skill-wallpapers>=1.0.2
+ovos-skill-screenshot>=0.0.2
diff --git a/requirements/skills-en.txt b/requirements/skills-en.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # skills providing english specific functionality
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
 ovos-skill-word-of-the-day
 # skills below need translation before they are moved to skill-extras.txt
-ovos-skill-days-in-history>=0.3.11,<1.0.0
+ovos-skill-days-in-history>=0.3.11
diff --git a/requirements/skills-essential.txt b/requirements/skills-essential.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 # skills providing core functionality (offline)
-ovos-skill-fallback-unknown>=0.1.9,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-alerts>=0.1.10,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-personal>=0.1.19,<1.0.0
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
+ovos-skill-fallback-unknown>=0.1.9
+ovos-skill-alerts>=0.1.10
+ovos-skill-personal>=0.1.19
 ovos-skill-date-time>=1.1.3,<2.0.0
-ovos-skill-hello-world>=0.1.10,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-spelling>=0.2.5,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-diagnostics>=0.0.2,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-parrot>=0.1.25,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-count>=0.0.1,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-randomness>=0.1.2,<1.0.0; python_version >= "3.10"
+ovos-skill-hello-world>=0.1.10
+ovos-skill-spelling>=0.2.5
+ovos-skill-diagnostics>=0.0.2
+ovos-skill-parrot>=0.1.25
+ovos-skill-count>=0.0.1
+ovos-skill-randomness>=0.1.2; python_version >= "3.10"
diff --git a/requirements/skills-extra.txt b/requirements/skills-extra.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 # skills providing non essential functionality
-ovos-skill-wordnet>=0.2.5,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-laugh>=0.1.1,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-number-facts>=0.1.12,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-iss-location>=0.2.16,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-cmd>=0.2.11,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-moviemaster>=0.0.12,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-confucius-quotes>=0.1.13,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-icanhazdadjokes>=0.3.7,<1.0.0
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
+ovos-skill-wordnet>=0.2.5
+ovos-skill-laugh>=0.1.1
+ovos-skill-number-facts>=0.1.12
+ovos-skill-iss-location>=0.2.16
+ovos-skill-cmd>=0.2.11
+ovos-skill-moviemaster>=0.0.12
+ovos-skill-confucius-quotes>=0.1.13
+ovos-skill-icanhazdadjokes>=0.3.7
 ovos-skill-camera
diff --git a/requirements/skills-gl.txt b/requirements/skills-gl.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # skills providing galician specific functionality
+# NOTE: we do not set upper range on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
 ovos-skill-word-of-the-day>=0.2.0
diff --git a/requirements/skills-gui.txt b/requirements/skills-gui.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-ovos-skill-homescreen>=3.0.3,<4.0.0
-ovos-skill-screenshot>=0.0.2,<1.0.0
-ovos-skill-color-picker>=0.0.2,<1.0.0
+# NOTE: we do not set upper rage on purpose, it is up to release channel being used to do that
+ovos-skill-homescreen>=3.0.3
+ovos-skill-screenshot>=0.0.2
+ovos-skill-color-picker>=0.0.2