diff --git a/packages/py/python-rapidyaml/MAINTAINERS.md b/packages/py/python-rapidyaml/MAINTAINERS.md
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+This file is used to indicate primary maintainership for this package. A package may list more than one maintainer to avoid bus factor issues. People on this list may be considered “subject-matter experts”. Please note that Solus staff may need to perform necessary rebuilds, upgrades, or security fixes as part of the normal maintenance of the Solus package repository. If you believe this package requires an update, follow documentation from https://help.getsol.us/docs/packaging/procedures/request-a-package-update. In the event that this package becomes insufficiently maintained, the Solus staff reserves the right to request a new maintainer, or deprecate and remove this package from the repository entirely.
+
+- Tracey Clark
+  - Email: traceyc.dev@tlcnet.info
+  - Matrix: @traceyc:matrix.org
diff --git a/packages/py/python-rapidyaml/monitoring.yaml b/packages/py/python-rapidyaml/monitoring.yaml
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+# Remove all comments before submitting, except CPE check date if none found
+releases:
+  id: ~ # Check https://release-monitoring.org/
+  rss: ~ # For example https://github.com/PyO3/maturin/releases.atom
+# No known CPE, checked 2025-03-07
+security:
+  cpe: ~
diff --git a/packages/py/python-rapidyaml/package.yml b/packages/py/python-rapidyaml/package.yml
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+name       : python-rapidyaml
+version    : 0.9.0
+release    : 1
+source     :
+    - https://github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml/releases/download/v0.9.0/rapidyaml-0.9.0-src.tgz : e01c66b21dfbe3d7382ecab3dfe7efcdc47a068cd25fcc8279e8f462f69c995d
+    - git|https://github.com/biojppm/c4core.git : v0.2.7
+    - git|https://github.com/biojppm/cmake.git :  889b315fd9931a961beca0af7df0fe8d96754a5f #c4core-cmake
+homepage   : https://github.com/biojppm/rapidyaml
+license    : MIT
+component  :
+    - programming.library
+summary    : Rapid YAML is a C++ library for parsing and generating YAML
+description: |
+    Rapid YAML or ryml, for short. ryml is a C++ library to parse and emit YAML, and do it fast, on everything from x64 to bare-metal chips without operating system.
+builddeps  :
+    - pkgconfig(python3)
+    - python-setuptools
+    - swig
+    - git
+environment: |
+    # c4core
+    export POETRY_VIRTUALENVS_CREATE=false
+    # Flutter
+    export PATH="$PATH:$sources/flutter/bin"
+setup      : |
+    %cmake_ninja -DRYML_STANDALONE=ON -DRYML_DEV=OFF -DRYML_INSTALL=ON
+build      : |
+    %ninja_build
+profile    : |
+    %ninja_check
+install    : |-
+    %ninja_install
+    mv $installdir/usr/lib $installdir/%libdir%