PEP 719 – Python 3.13 Release Schedule
- Author:
- Thomas Wouters <thomas at python.org>
- Status:
- Active
- Type:
- Informational
- Topic:
- Release
- Created:
- 26-May-2023
- Python-Version:
- 3.13
Abstract
This document describes the development and release schedule for Python 3.13.
Release Manager and Crew
- 3.13 Release Manager: Thomas Wouters
- Windows installers: Steve Dower
- Mac installers: Ned Deily
- Documentation: Julien Palard
Release Schedule
3.13.0 schedule
Note: the dates below use a 17-month development period that results in a 12-month release cadence between feature versions, as defined by PEP 602.
Actual:
- 3.13 development begins: Monday, 2023-05-22
- 3.13.0 alpha 1: Friday, 2023-10-13
- 3.13.0 alpha 2: Wednesday, 2023-11-22
- 3.13.0 alpha 3: Wednesday, 2024-01-17
- 3.13.0 alpha 4: Thursday, 2024-02-15
- 3.13.0 alpha 5: Tuesday, 2024-03-12
- 3.13.0 alpha 6: Tuesday, 2024-04-09
- 3.13.0 beta 1: Wednesday, 2024-05-08 (No new features beyond this point.)
- 3.13.0 beta 2: Wednesday, 2024-06-05
- 3.13.0 beta 3: Thursday, 2024-06-27
- 3.13.0 beta 4: Thursday, 2024-07-18
- 3.13.0 candidate 1: Thursday, 2024-08-01
- 3.13.0 candidate 2: Friday, 2024-09-06
- 3.13.0 candidate 3: Tuesday, 2024-10-01
- 3.13.0 final: Monday, 2024-10-07
Bugfix releases
Expected:
- 3.13.1: Tuesday, 2024-12-03
- 3.13.2: Tuesday, 2025-02-04
- 3.13.3: Tuesday, 2025-04-08
- 3.13.4: Tuesday, 2025-06-03
- 3.13.5: Tuesday, 2025-08-05
- 3.13.6: Tuesday, 2025-10-07
- 3.13.7: Tuesday, 2025-12-02
- 3.13.8: Tuesday, 2026-02-03
- 3.13.9: Tuesday, 2026-04-07
- 3.13.10: Tuesday, 2026-06-09
- 3.13.11: Tuesday, 2026-08-04
- 3.13.12: Tuesday, 2026-10-06
Source-only security fix releases
Provided irregularly on an as-needed basis until October 2029.
3.13 Lifespan
3.13 will receive bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for approximately 24 months. Around the time of the release of 3.15.0 final, the final 3.13 bugfix update will be released. After that, it is expected that security updates (source only) will be released until 5 years after the release of 3.13.0 final, so until approximately October 2029.
Copyright
This document is placed in the public domain or under the CC0-1.0-Universal license, whichever is more permissive.
Source: https://github.com/python/peps/blob/main/peps/pep-0719.rst
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