Django 6.1 alpha 1 released
Django 6.1 alpha 1 has been released, marking the beginning of the 6.1 release cycle. This alpha version introduces new features and usability improvements, with a feature freeze now in effect. Community testing is encouraged to maintain the release schedule for upcoming beta and release candidate versions.
- ▪Django 6.1 alpha 1 is now available for testing.
- ▪This release is not intended for production use.
- ▪The current release schedule includes a beta release in about a month.
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Django 6.1 alpha 1 released Posted by Jacob Walls on May 20, 2026 Django 6.1 alpha 1 is now available. It represents the first stage in the 6.1 release cycle and is an opportunity to try out the changes coming in Django 6.1. Django 6.1 offers a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements, which you can read about in the in-development 6.1 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 schedule with early and frequent testing from the community. Updates on the release schedule are available on the Django forum. As with all alpha and beta packages, this release is not for production use.
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