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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<br>stage in the 6.1 release cycle and is an opportunity to try out<br>the changes coming in Django 6.1.
Django 6.1 offers a harmonious mélange of new features and usability improvements, which you<br>can read about in<br>the in-development 6.1 release notes.
This alpha milestone marks the feature freeze. The<br>current release schedule<br>calls for a beta release in about a month and a release candidate roughly a<br>month after that. We'll only be able to keep this schedule with early and<br>frequent testing from the community. Updates on the release schedule are<br>available on the Django forum.
As with all alpha and beta packages, this release is not for production<br>use. However, if you'd like to take some of the new features for a spin, or<br>help find and fix bugs (which should be reported to<br>the issue tracker), you can grab a<br>copy of the alpha package from<br>our downloads page or on PyPI.
The PGP key ID used for this release is Jacob Walls: 131403F4D16D8DC7
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