How to get Django
Django is available open-source under the BSD license. We recommend using the latest version of Python 3. The last version to support Python 2.7 is Django 1.11 LTS. See the FAQ for the Python versions supported by each version of Django. Here’s how to get it:
Option 1: Get the latest official version
The latest official version is 5.1.3. Read the 5.1.3 release notes, then install it with pip:
Linux / macOS:
python -m pip install Django==5.1.3Windows:
py -m pip install Django==5.1.3Option 2: Get the latest development version
The latest and greatest Django version is the one that’s in our Git repository (our revision-control system). This is only for experienced users who want to try incoming changes and help identify bugs before an official release. Get it using this shell command, which requires Git:
git clone https://github.com/django/django.git
You can also download a gzipped tarball of the development version. This archive is updated every time we commit code.
After you get it
See the installation guide for further instructions. Make sure you read the documentation that corresponds to the version of Django you’ve just installed.
And be sure to sign up for the django-users mailing list, where other Django users and the Django developers themselves all hang out to help each other.
Supported Versions
Feature releases (A.B, A.B+1, etc.) will happen roughly every eight months. These releases will contain new features, improvements to existing features, and such.
Patch releases (A.B.C, etc.) will be issued as needed, to fix bugs and/or security issues. These releases will be 100% compatible with the associated feature release, unless this is impossible for security reasons or to prevent data loss. So the answer to "should I upgrade to the latest patch release?” will always be "yes."
Certain feature releases will be designated as long-term support (LTS) releases. These releases will get security and data loss fixes applied for a guaranteed period of time, typically three years.
See the supported versions policy for detailed guidelines about what fixes will be backported.
| Release Series | Latest Release | End of mainstream support1 | End of extended support2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | 5.1.3 | April 2025 | December 2025 |
| 5.0 | 5.0.9 | August 7, 2024 | April 2025 |
| 4.2 LTS | 4.2.16 | December 4, 2023 | April 2026 |
Future Roadmap
| Release Series | Release Date | End of mainstream support1 | End of extended support2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | August 2026 | April 2027 | December 2027 |
| 6.0 | December 2025 | August 2026 | April 2027 |
| 5.2 LTS | April 2025 | December 2025 | April 2028 |
Unsupported previous releases
These release series no longer receive security updates or bug fixes.
| Release Series | Latest Release | End of mainstream support1 | End of extended support2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 4.1.13 | April 5, 2023 | December 1, 2023 |
| 4.0 | 4.0.10 | August 3, 2022 | April 1, 2023 |
| 3.2 LTS | 3.2.25 | December 7, 2021 | April 1, 2024 |
| 3.1 | 3.1.14 | April 6, 2021 | December 7, 2021 |
| 3.0 | 3.0.14 | August 3, 2020 | April 6, 2021 |
| 2.2 LTS | 2.2.28 | December 2, 2019 | April 11, 2022 |
| 2.1 | 2.1.15 | April 1, 2019 | December 2, 2019 |
| 2.0 | 2.0.13 | August 1, 2018 | April 1, 2019 |
| 1.11 LTS 3 | 1.11.29 | December 2, 2017 | April 1, 2020 |
| 1.10 | 1.10.8 | April 4, 2017 | December 2, 2017 |
| 1.9 | 1.9.13 | August 1, 2016 | April 4, 2017 |
| 1.8 LTS | 1.8.19 | December 1, 2015 | April 1, 2018 |
| 1.7 | 1.7.11 | April 1, 2015 | December 1, 2015 |
| 1.6 | 1.6.11 | September 2, 2014 | April 1, 2015 |
| 1.5 | 1.5.12 | November 6, 2013 | September 2, 2014 |
| 1.4 LTS | 1.4.22 | February 26, 2013 | October 1, 2015 |
| 1.3 | 1.3.7 | March 23, 2012 | February 26, 2013 |
[1] Security fixes, data loss bugs, crashing bugs, major functionality
bugs in newly-introduced features, and regressions from older versions of Django.
[2] Security fixes and data loss bugs.
[3] Last version to support Python 2.7.
