Today we’ve issued the 5.2.10 and 6.0.1 bugfix releases. The release packages and checksums are available from our downloads page, as well as from the Python Package Index. The PGP key ID used for these releases is Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7

   For December 2025, we welcome Clifford Gama as our DSF member of the month Clifford contributed to Django core with more than 5 PRs merged in few months He is part of the Triage and Review Team. He has been a DSF member since October 2024. You can learn more about Clifford by visiting Clifford’s...

   As we wrap up another strong year for the Django community, we wanted to share an update and a thank you. This year, we raised our fundraising goal from 200,000 to 300,000, and we are excited to say we are now over 88% of the way there. That puts us firmly in the home stretch, and a little more...

   Thank You to Our Outgoing Directors We extend our gratitude to Thibaud Colas and Sarah Abderemane, who are completing their terms on the board. Their contributions shaped the foundation in meaningful ways, and the following highlights only scratch the surface of their work. Thibaud served as...

   The Code of Conduct working group received 4 reports and met 12 times in 2025. This transparency report is a brief account of how those reports were handled. This year’s number is lower than previous years in part because of the formation of the Online Community Working Group which handles...

   The Online Community Working Group has introduced a new GitHub repository designed to manage and track ideas, suggestions, and improvements across Django’s various online community platforms. Introducing the Online Community Working Group Repository Primarily inspired by the rollout of the New...

   The Django team is happy to announce the release of Django 6.0. The release notes assembles a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design. A few highlights are: Template Partials: modularize templates using small, named fragments for cleaner, more maintainable code. (GSoC project by Farhan Ali...

   In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.2.9, Django 5.1.15, and Django 4.2.27. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-13372: Potential SQL injection...

   The 2026 DSF Board Election has closed, and the following candidates have been elected: Jacob Kaplan-Moss Priya Pahwa Ryan Cheley They will all serve two years for their term. 2026 Board Directors elected for the 2025 DSF Board - Abigail Gbadago, Jeff Triplett, Paolo Melchiorre, Tom Carrick - are...

   For November 2025, we welcome Akio Ogasahara as our DSF member of the month Akio is a technical writer and systems engineer. He contributed to the Japanese translation for many years. He has been a DSF member since June 2025. You can learn more about Akio by visiting Akio’s X account and his GitHub...