diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_linux.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_linux.py
index ef7f078c9a..a7de858b73 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_linux.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_linux.py
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ def abs_path_for_dynamic_library(libname: str, handle: ctypes.CDLL) -> str:
 
 
 def get_candidate_sonames(libname: str) -> list[str]:
-    candidate_sonames = list(SUPPORTED_LINUX_SONAMES.get(libname, ()))
+    # Reverse tabulated names to achieve new → old search order.
+    candidate_sonames = list(reversed(SUPPORTED_LINUX_SONAMES.get(libname, ())))
     candidate_sonames.append(f"lib{libname}.so")
     return candidate_sonames
 
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_windows.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_windows.py
index 1a4f32cf21..5da6d9b84a 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_windows.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/load_dl_windows.py
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ def load_with_system_search(libname: str) -> Optional[LoadedDL]:
     Returns:
         A LoadedDL object if successful, None if the library cannot be loaded
     """
-    for dll_name in SUPPORTED_WINDOWS_DLLS.get(libname, ()):
+    # Reverse tabulated names to achieve new → old search order.
+    for dll_name in reversed(SUPPORTED_WINDOWS_DLLS.get(libname, ())):
         handle = kernel32.LoadLibraryExW(dll_name, None, 0)
         if handle:
             abs_path = abs_path_for_dynamic_library(libname, handle)
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/supported_nvidia_libs.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/supported_nvidia_libs.py
index c2c0a4b3ab..655f598459 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/supported_nvidia_libs.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_dynamic_libs/supported_nvidia_libs.py
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@
 #   cuda_12.9.1_575.57.08_linux.run
 #   cuda_13.0.0_580.65.06_linux.run
 # Generated with toolshed/build_pathfinder_sonames.py
+# Please keep in old → new sort order.
 SUPPORTED_LINUX_SONAMES_CTK = {
     "cublas": (
         "libcublas.so.11",
@@ -265,6 +266,7 @@
 #   cuda_12.9.1_576.57_windows.exe
 #   cuda_13.0.0_windows.exe
 # Generated with toolshed/build_pathfinder_dlls.py
+# Please keep in old → new sort order.
 SUPPORTED_WINDOWS_DLLS_CTK = {
     "cublas": (
         "cublas64_11.dll",
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py
index b64ff95501..09b44665ab 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/cuda/pathfinder/_version.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-__version__ = "1.1.1a3"
+__version__ = "1.2.0a0"
diff --git a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.X.Y-notes.rst b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.X.Y-notes.rst
index 769e6f546e..e952a87e94 100644
--- a/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.X.Y-notes.rst
+++ b/cuda_pathfinder/docs/source/release/1.X.Y-notes.rst
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ Released on TBD
 Highlights
 ----------
 
+* Reverse tabulated names to achieve new → old search order (`PR #921 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/921>`_)
+
+  - ``SUPPORTED_LINUX_SONAMES`` and ``SUPPORTED_WINDOWS_DLLS`` lists of DSOs are searched from new → old
+
+* Support non-CTK Nvidia libraries (`PR #864 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/864>`_)
+
+  - Adds support for non-CTK Nvidia libraries: ``mathdx``, ``cufftMp``, ``nvshmem_host``, ``nvpl_fftw``
+
 * ``RTLD_DI_LINKMAP``-based new implementation of ``abs_path_for_dynamic_library()`` (`PR #834 <https://github.com/NVIDIA/cuda-python/pull/834>`_)
 
   - Eliminates ``supported_nvidia_libs.EXPECTED_LIB_SYMBOLS`` entirely, providing major simplification