Django News - Django 6.0 released! - Dec 5th 2025

Adam Johnson highlights Django 6.0’s major updates, including template partials, a built-in task framework, CSP support, and a modernized email API, and shows how the release improves the developer experience, security, and scalability.

Django 6.0 introduces a built-in background tasks framework in django.tasks. But don't expect to phase out Celery, Huey or other preferred solutions just yet.

Use two phase deploys with expand then contract nonbreaking migrations to avoid runtime errors during rolling updates when changing Django database schema.

Create a self-hosted AI agent using Ollama and Pydantic AI integrated into Django with Django Ninja APIs, JWT authentication, and tool-based interactions.

Django Steering Council launched a curated Ecosystem Page to highlight well-supported third-party apps and resources, encouraging regular exploration to avoid reinventing features.

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