3.14.0 schedule

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:

• 3.14 development begins: Wednesday, 2024-05-08
• 3.14.0 alpha 1: Tuesday, 2024-10-15
• 3.14.0 alpha 2: Tuesday, 2024-11-19
• 3.14.0 alpha 3: Tuesday, 2024-12-17
• 3.14.0 alpha 4: Tuesday, 2025-01-14
• 3.14.0 alpha 5: Tuesday, 2025-02-11
• 3.14.0 alpha 6: Friday, 2025-03-14
• 3.14.0 alpha 7: Tuesday, 2025-04-08
• 3.14.0 beta 1: Wednesday, 2025-05-07 (No new features beyond this point.)
• 3.14.0 beta 2: Monday, 2025-05-26
• 3.14.0 beta 3: Tuesday, 2025-06-17
• 3.14.0 beta 4: Tuesday, 2025-07-08
• 3.14.0 candidate 1: Tuesday, 2025-07-22
• 3.14.0 candidate 2: Thursday, 2025-08-14
• 3.14.0 candidate 3: Thursday, 2025-09-18
• 3.14.0 final: Tuesday, 2025-10-07

Bugfix releases

Expected:

• 3.14.1: Tuesday, 2025-12-02
• 3.14.2: Tuesday, 2026-02-03
• 3.14.3: Tuesday, 2026-04-07
• 3.14.4: Tuesday, 2026-06-09
• 3.14.5: Tuesday, 2026-08-04
• 3.14.6: Tuesday, 2026-10-06
• 3.14.7: Tuesday, 2026-12-01
• 3.14.8: Tuesday, 2027-02-02
• 3.14.9: Tuesday, 2027-04-06
• 3.14.10: Tuesday, 2027-06-01
• 3.14.11: Tuesday, 2027-08-03
• 3.14.12: Tuesday, 2027-10-05 (Final regular bugfix release with binary installers)

Source-only security fix releases

Provided irregularly on an as-needed basis until October 2030.

3.14 lifespan

Python 3.14 will receive bugfix updates approximately every two months for approximately 24 months. Around the time of the release of 3.16.0 final, the final 3.14 bugfix update will be released. After that, it is expected that security updates (source only) will be released until five years after the release of 3.14.0 final, so until approximately October 2030.