22Title: Python 3.9 Release Schedule
33Author: Łukasz Langa <lukasz@python.org>
44Discussions-To: https://discuss.python.org/t/pep-596-python-3-9-release-schedule-doubling-the-release-cadence/1828
5- Status: Active
5+ Status: Final
66Type: Informational
77Topic: Release
88Created: 04-Jun-2019
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ Note: the dates below use a 17-month development period that results
4040in a 12-month release cadence between feature versions, as defined by
4141:pep: `602 `.
4242
43+ .. release schedule: feature
44+
4345 Actual:
4446
4547- 3.9 development begins: Tuesday, 2019-06-04
@@ -59,46 +61,60 @@ Actual:
5961- 3.9.0 candidate 2: Thursday, 2020-09-17
6062- 3.9.0 final: Monday, 2020-10-05
6163
64+ .. release schedule: ends
65+
6266
6367 Bugfix releases
6468---------------
6569
70+ .. release schedule: bugfix
71+
6672 Actual:
6773
6874- 3.9.1 candidate 1: Tuesday, 2020-11-24
6975- 3.9.1 final: Monday, 2020-12-07
7076- 3.9.2 candidate 1: Tuesday, 2021-02-16
7177- 3.9.2 final: Friday, 2021-02-19
72- - 3.9.3: Friday, 2021-04-02 (security hotfix; recalled due to bpo-43710)
73- - 3.9.4: Sunday, 2021-04-04 (ABI compatibility hotfix)
74- - 3.9.5: Monday, 2021-05-03
75- - 3.9.6: Monday, 2021-06-28
76- - 3.9.7: Monday, 2021-08-30
77- - 3.9.8: Friday, 2021-11-05 (recalled due to bpo-45235)
78- - 3.9.9: Monday, 2021-11-15
79- - 3.9.10: Friday, 2022-01-14
80- - 3.9.11: Wednesday, 2022-03-16
81- - 3.9.12: Wednesday, 2022-03-23
82- - 3.9.13: Tuesday, 2022-05-17 (final regular bugfix release with binary
83- installers)
78+ - 3.9.3 final: Friday, 2021-04-02
79+ (security hotfix; recalled due to bpo-43710)
80+ - 3.9.4 final: Sunday, 2021-04-04
81+ (ABI compatibility hotfix)
82+ - 3.9.5 final: Monday, 2021-05-03
83+ - 3.9.6 final: Monday, 2021-06-28
84+ - 3.9.7 final: Monday, 2021-08-30
85+ - 3.9.8 final: Friday, 2021-11-05
86+ (recalled due to bpo-45235)
87+ - 3.9.9 final: Monday, 2021-11-15
88+ - 3.9.10 final: Friday, 2022-01-14
89+ - 3.9.11 final: Wednesday, 2022-03-16
90+ - 3.9.12 final: Wednesday, 2022-03-23
91+ - 3.9.13 final: Tuesday, 2022-05-17
92+ (Final regular bugfix release with binary installers)
93+
94+ .. release schedule: ends
8495
8596
8697 Source-only security fix releases
8798---------------------------------
8899
89100Provided irregularly on an "as-needed" basis until October 2025.
90101
91- - 3.9.14: Tuesday, 2022-09-06
92- - 3.9.15: Tuesday, 2022-10-11
93- - 3.9.16: Tuesday, 2022-12-06
94- - 3.9.17: Tuesday, 2023-06-06
95- - 3.9.18: Thursday, 2023-08-24
96- - 3.9.19: Tuesday, 2024-03-19
97- - 3.9.20: Friday, 2024-09-06
98- - 3.9.21: Tuesday, 2024-12-03
99- - 3.9.22: Tuesday, 2025-04-08
100- - 3.9.23: Tuesday, 2025-06-03
101- - 3.9.24: Thursday, 2025-10-09
102+ .. release schedule: security
103+
104+ - 3.9.14 final: Tuesday, 2022-09-06
105+ - 3.9.15 final: Tuesday, 2022-10-11
106+ - 3.9.16 final: Tuesday, 2022-12-06
107+ - 3.9.17 final: Tuesday, 2023-06-06
108+ - 3.9.18 final: Thursday, 2023-08-24
109+ - 3.9.19 final: Tuesday, 2024-03-19
110+ - 3.9.20 final: Friday, 2024-09-06
111+ - 3.9.21 final: Tuesday, 2024-12-03
112+ - 3.9.22 final: Tuesday, 2025-04-08
113+ - 3.9.23 final: Tuesday, 2025-06-03
114+ - 3.9.24 final: Thursday, 2025-10-09
115+ - 3.9.25 final: Friday, 2025-10-31
116+
117+ .. release schedule: ends
102118
103119
104120 3.9 Lifespan
@@ -107,10 +123,14 @@ Provided irregularly on an "as-needed" basis until October 2025.
1071233.9 received bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for
108124approximately 18 months. Some time after the release of 3.10.0 final,
109125the ninth and final 3.9 bugfix update was released. After that,
110- it is expected that security updates (source only) will be released
111- until 5 years after the release of 3.9 final, so until approximately
112- October 2025.
113-
126+ security updates (source only) were released
127+ until October 31st 2025, that is 5 years after the release of 3.9 final.
128+
129+ As of 2025-10-31, 3.9 has reached the
130+ `end-of-life phase <https://devguide.python.org/devcycle/#end-of-life-branches >`_
131+ of its release cycle. 3.9.25 was the final security release.
132+ The codebase for 3.9 is now frozen and no further updates will be
133+ provided nor issues of any kind will be accepted on the bug tracker.
114134
115135Features for 3.9
116136================
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