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Django is now a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

Oct. 30, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

We’re proud to announce the Django Software Foundation has been authorized by the CVE Program as a CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)!  What it means for Django to be a CNA Our security team deals with vulnerability reports on a daily basis, and every so often some turn out to be real vulnerabilities for us to fix and publish. CNAs are organizations responsible for the regular assignment of CVE IDs to vulnerabilities, and for creating and publishing information about the vulnerability in the associa…

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DSF member of the month - Anna Makarudze

Oct. 30, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Due to the Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize announcement in September, we paused our regular DSF Member of the Month feature for that month. For October 2025, we welcome Anna Makarudze as our DSF member of the month! ⭐ Anna is a Django Girls+ Trustee and has dedicated years to growing Django globally. She served as DSF President and founded DjangoCon Africa, helping expand Django's reach in the world. She has been a DSF member since August 2016. You can learn more about Anna by visiting Anna'…

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On the Air for Django’s 20th Birthday: Special Event Station W2D

Oct. 25, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Back in July, we celebrated a very special occasion: Django’s 20th birthday 🎉 To mark the occasion, three amateur radio operators (including myself) spent the next 14 days, operating evenings and weekends, broadcasting a special event call sign: W2D. Over those two weeks, we completed 1,026 radio contacts with radio operators in 47 geopolitical entities (for example, the continental US, Alaska and Hawaii are considered separate entities). The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issues sp…

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PyCharm & Django annual fundraiser

Oct. 23, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

We are excited to share the news about our annual fundraiser – and a new way for you to benefit from it. We need your help to support key initiatives such as: Django Fellows: Ensuring the rapid development and maintenance of Django. Djangonaut Space: Onboarding new contributors to the Django project. Django Girls: Making the Django community accessible to programming beginners around the world. From today to November 11, you have a unique opportunity to support Django through our "Buy PyCharm…

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Django 6.0 beta 1 released

Oct. 22, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Django 6.0 beta 1 is now available. It represents the second stage in the 6.0 release cycle and is an opportunity to try out the changes coming in Django 6.0. Django 6.0 assembles a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design, which you can read about in the in-development 6.0 release notes. Only bugs in new features and regressions from earlier Django versions will be fixed between now and the 6.0 final release. Translations will be updated following the "string freeze", which occurs when the…

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2026 DSF Board Nominations

Oct. 11, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Nominations are open for the elections of the 2026 Django Software Foundation Board of Directors. The Board guides the direction of the marketing, governance and outreach activities of the Django community. We provide funding, resources, and guidance to Django events on a global level. The Board of Directors consists of seven volunteers who are elected to two-year terms. This is an excellent opportunity to help advance Django. We can’t do it without volunteers, such as yourself. Anyone includin…

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2025 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize awarded to Tim Schilling

Oct. 10, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

We are pleased to announce that the 2025 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize has been awarded to Tim Schilling! Tim embodies the values that define the Django community: generosity, respect, thoughtfulness, and a deep commitment to supporting others. He is a tireless community leader who creates spaces where newcomers thrive ❤️ exactly in the spirit of our prize and Malcolm Tredinnick’s work. About Tim As a co-founder of Djangonaut Space, Tim has encouraged countless people to take their first s…

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Django security releases issued: 5.2.7, 5.1.13, and 4.2.25

Oct. 1, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

In accordance with our security release policy, the Django team is issuing releases for Django 5.2.7, Django 5.1.13, and Django 4.2.25. These releases address the security issues detailed below. We encourage all users of Django to upgrade as soon as possible. CVE-2025-59681: Potential SQL injection in QuerySet.annotate(), alias(), aggregate(), and extra() on MySQL and MariaDB QuerySet.annotate(), QuerySet.alias(), QuerySet.aggregate(), and QuerySet.extra() methods were subject to SQL injection…

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Sarah Boyce - Maternity leave announcement

Sept. 21, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Hello Djangonauts, At the end of this month, I'll be stepping away from my role as Django Fellow for some time while I'm on maternity leave. During this period, I don't anticipate being active on Trac, in PR reviews, on the Forum, or on Discord. I would appreciate folks giving me space to settle in with my new baby. Django will be well looked after by our Fellows, Natalia Bidart and Jacob Walls, who will continue supporting the project and community while I'm away. I'm grateful to be part of su…

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Django 6.0 alpha 1 released

Sept. 17, 2025 » The Django weblog » [Archived Version]

Django 6.0 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first stage in the 6.0 release cycle and is an opportunity to try out the changes coming in Django 6.0. Django 6.0 assembles a mosaic of modern tools and thoughtful design, which you can read about in the in-development 6.0 release notes. This alpha milestone marks the feature freeze. The current release schedule calls for a beta release in about a month and a release candidate roughly a month after that. We'll only be able to keep this sch…

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