2026 archive

• Nominate Someone for the 2026 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize

  Featured | Posted by Abigail Afi Gbadago and Jeff Triplett on Oct. 1, 2026

  It is that time of year again when we recognize someone from our community in memory of our friend Malcolm. Please nominate those you believe embody the spirit of Malcolm's work for the Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize.

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• Django security releases issued: 6.1.2, 6.0.9, and 5.2.18

  Posted by Sarah Boyce on Oct. 6, 2026

  Django 6.1.2, 6.0.9, and 5.2.18 fix 4 security issues and provide a fix for an insufficient security mitigation in the previous release

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• DSF member of the month - Ken Whitesell

  Posted by Sarah Abderemane on Sept. 24, 2026

  Ken Whitesell is the DSF member of the month for September 2026. Explore the story of a longtime Django community member since February 2017. He has been a helper in the Django forum for many years.

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• New Technical Governance Approved

  Posted by Tim Schilling and the Steering Council on Sept. 22, 2026

  Both the Steering Council and DSF Board have approved DEP 19, which implements our new technical governance. Thank you to everyone who read the document and participated in the process! This was the effort of two different DSF boards and dozens of community members.

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• Proposed change to DSF voting membership

  Posted by Jeff Triplett and the DSF Board on Sept. 18, 2026

  A proposed bylaw change to how we count voting members for quorum. Comments are open until October 7.

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• Executive Director Search Extended to September 22

  Posted by Jeff Triplett and the DSF Board on Sept. 16, 2026

  Executive Director applications now close at the end of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, anywhere on Earth.

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• DjangoCon Europe 2027 is heading to Innsbruck, Austria! 🏔️⛷️🚠🇦🇹

  Posted by DjangoCon Europe 2027 Organizing Team on Sept. 15, 2026

  Announcing DjangoCon Europe 2027, bringing the Django community together in Innsbruck, Austria, from February 17–21, 2027.

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• PyCharm & Django Fundraiser Extended to September 14

  Posted by Jeff Triplett on Sept. 10, 2026

  JetBrains has extended the second PyCharm & Django fundraiser of the year to September 14. There is still time to renew your license and support the DSF.

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• Call for volunteers: Fundraising Working Group

  Posted by Priya Pahwa on Sept. 8, 2026

  Help shape the future of fundraising at the Django Software Foundation. We’re looking for both experienced fundraisers and people with fresh ideas who are ready to contribute.

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• Django bugfix release issued: 6.1.1

  Posted by Jacob Walls on Sept. 2, 2026

  Today the Django project issued a bugfix release for the 6.1 release series.

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