# Django Fellow Report - Natalia - 2026

**URL:** <https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-fellow-report-natalia-2026/43850>\
**Category:** Django Internals\
**Created:** [January 5, 2026, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-fellow-report-natalia-2026/43850 "2026-01-05T13:02:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 15, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.djangoproject.com/t/django-fellow-report-natalia-2026/43850/36 "2026-09-15T16:01:00Z")

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# Week ending 2026-09-13 (Week 37)

A quieter week, with a mix of security work, reviews, and follow-ups from ongoing work. I spent a good chunk of time on a security report that needed a second triage, including a detailed review of the proposed patch 🔎. I also wrapped up more of the follow-through from DEP 20 by adapting the release checklists to the new release calendar, and resumed a PR to make `EmailValidator` more flexible. And, in particularly happy news 🥳, we welcomed two new members to the Ops Team and two to the Security Team 🎉 I’m thrilled to see both teams growing!

## Triaged

- [#37261 (Document specifics for AdminEmailHandler and BrokenLinkEmailsMiddleware migration to MAILERS) – Django](https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/37261) - Document specifics for AdminEmailHandler and BrokenLinkEmailsMiddleware migration to MAILERS (accepted - reopen and repurposed)

## Reviewed

- [Removed Baptiste and added Jacob Walls to ops team. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #95 · django/dsf-working-groups · GitHub](https://github.com/django/dsf-working-groups/pull/95) - Removed Baptiste from ops team.
- [Added David Smith and Ken Whitesell to the security team. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #96 · django/dsf-working-groups · GitHub](https://github.com/django/dsf-working-groups/pull/96) - Added David Smith and Ken Whitesell to the security team.
- [De-emphasized typo fixes in contributing docs. by jacobtylerwalls · Pull Request #21809 · django/django · GitHub](https://github.com/django/django/pull/21809) - De-emphasized typo fixes in contributing docs.
- [Fixed #37272 -- Documented the annual release cycle within the release process docs. by sarahboyce · Pull Request #21764 · django/django · GitHub](https://github.com/django/django/pull/21764) - Fixed #37272 – Documented the YYYY[.N] versioning scheme within Django’s release process docs.

## Authored

- [Fixed #36809 -- Allowed customizing EmailValidator per-part validation. by nessita · Pull Request #21736 · django/django · GitHub](https://github.com/django/django/pull/21736) - Fixed #36809 – Allowed customizing EmailValidator per-part validation.
  - Restarted work on this PR to rebase onto main, fix conflicts, and incorporate latest feedback from review.

- [[checklists] Adapted the release checklists to DEP 20. by nessita · Pull Request #2825 · django/djangoproject.com · GitHub](https://github.com/django/djangoproject.com/pull/2825) - [checklists] Adapted the release checklists to DEP 20.

## Security

- Deep dive on a security report initially triaged by Jacob that needed a second triage and an in-depth review of the proposed PR.

## Other/Misc

- Monthly Steering Council meeting.
- Monthly Ops Team meeting.
- Monthly Security Team meeting.
- Monthly CoC WG meeting.
- Weekly Fellows meeting.

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