October 2026 archive

• Quarterly contributor outreach

  Featured | Posted by Tim Schilling on Oct. 19, 2026

  The Steering Council is reaching out to bring people's attention to a few areas. We have major features we'd like to test and review for 6.2, smaller changes that could use attention and then various New Feature ideas we'd like community input on.

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• Natalia Bidart - Planned short-term leave

  Posted by Natalia Bidart on Oct. 26, 2026

  Natalia Bidart will take a three-month break from her Django Fellow duties from November 2026 through January 2027, returning in February.

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• Django security reporting update

  Posted by The Django Security Team on Oct. 8, 2026

  We are updating how security issues in Django are reported.

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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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• Nominate Someone for the 2026 Malcolm Tredinnick Memorial Prize

  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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