Week ending 2026-05-31 (Week 22)
My primary focus this week was polishing the upcoming security release 
. I spent time going deeper into areas I am less familiar with 
to ensure everything was in good shape for release. As release manager, this included reviewing and completing release notes 
, preparing backports for all three supported stable branches 
, and crafting the corresponding CVE metadata 
so records are ready ahead of disclosure (this is part of our CNA responsibilities).
Reviewed
- [5.2.x] Added executor_class attribute to migrate command for customization. by moaddib666 · Pull Request #21358 · django/django · GitHub - [5.2.x] Added executor_class attribute to migrate command for customization.
- Updated links to severity levels in release notes. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #21371 · django/django · GitHub - Updated links to severity levels in release notes.
- Fixed #37111 -- Added sprints quickstart docs page. by tim-schilling · Pull Request #21338 · django/django · GitHub - Fixed #37111 – Added sprints quickstart docs page.
Authored
- [checklists] Fixed CVE description to include product name and render inline code in HTML. by nessita · Pull Request #2632 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub - [checklists] Fixed CVE description to include product name and render inline code in HTML.
- Refs #35870, Refs #35514 -- Fixed a couple of issues for deprecation notices in 6.1 docs. by nessita · Pull Request #21362 · django/django · GitHub - Refs #35870, Refs #35514 – Fixed a couple of issues for deprecation notices in 6.1 docs.
- Improved release script by adding git tag commit hash and extra tests. by nessita · Pull Request #21363 · django/django · GitHub - Improved release script by adding git tag commit hash and extra tests.
- Refs #35514 -- Improved docs for MAILERS setting and mailers migration guide. by nessita · Pull Request #21373 · django/django · GitHub - Refs #35514 – Improved docs for MAILERS setting and mailers migration guide.
- [checklists] Expose "discovery" in SecurityIssue admin fields. by nessita · Pull Request #2641 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub -[checklists] Expose “discovery” in SecurityIssue admin fields.
- [checklists] Remove severity duplication in security release checklist by nessita · Pull Request #2644 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub - [checklists] Remove severity duplication in security release checklist
Security
- Prepared private security PRs (targeting main and the three supported stable branches) for the five security patches.
- Sent security release pre-notification announcement.
Other/Misc
- Weekly Fellows meeting.
- Attended DSF Office Hours.
- Monthly Online Communities call.