Django moves to an annual release cycle

The Django Python web-frameworkproject has announcedthat it has accepted an annualrelease cycle proposal. This means that the project is moving from a somewhatcomplicated schedule that interspersed short-lived feature releases andlong-term-support (LTS) releases to a simpler annual cycle where each release issupported for three years.

Every feature release gets three years of support: one year of mainstreambugfixes, then two years of security and data-loss fixes. The "LTS" label isretired - every feature release now carries that same, unique commitment.

No more LTS gap: no racing a deadline to jump two years of changes atonce. Upgrade one year at a time, whenever suits you within the supportwindow. Three versions are supported at any time, giving third-party packages aclear, rolling target.

This will take effect with the upcoming Django2028 release, expected inJanuary2028.