Is sentence-transformers safe to use?

sentence-transformers has no known vulnerabilities on the latest version (5.6.0). DepScope rates its health at 68/100 (moderate risk).

What is the latest version of sentence-transformers?

The latest version of sentence-transformers is 5.6.0, released 2026-06-16.

No known vulnerabilities on the latest version of sentence-transformers.

No, sentence-transformers is actively maintained. Latest release: 5.6.0 (2026-06-16).

Popular alternatives to sentence-transformers in PyPI include: python-dateutil, cffi, click, fsspec, h11.

sentence-transformers is licensed under Apache-2.0.

pypiv5.6.0

Embeddings, Retrieval, and Reranking

License Apache-2.0permissive79 versions26 deps

68

/ 100

Health

use with caution

[email protected] low health (68/100) — consider alternatives

Health breakdown0 – 100

20/25

maintenance

0/20

popularity

25/25

security

15/15

maturity

8/15

community

Vulnerabilities

0

none known

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