Django Fellow Report - Natalia - 2026

Week ending 2026-05-24 (Week 21)

This week was mostly about returning :airplane_arrival: from PyCon :palm_tree:, which was quite exhausting. I arrived back on Wednesday, fairly drained (and very hungry :weary_face:), so I worked during Thu and Fri catching up on a large backlog of email notifications and syncing with the other Fellows.

Triaged

Reviewed

Authored

Security

  • Triaged reports,
  • Reviewed 5 PRs in preparation for security prenotifications next week.

Other/Misc

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Week ending 2026-05-31 (Week 22)

My primary focus this week was polishing the upcoming security release :locked_with_key:. I spent time going deeper into areas I am less familiar with :brain: to ensure everything was in good shape for release. As release manager, this included reviewing and completing release notes :memo:, preparing backports for all three supported stable branches :repeat_button:, and crafting the corresponding CVE metadata :identification_card: so records are ready ahead of disclosure (this is part of our CNA responsibilities).

Reviewed

Authored

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.
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Week ending 2026-06-07 (Week 23)

This week was quite intense, with most of the focus :magnifying_glass_tilted_left: on getting the security release out the door :door:. Issuing the release for the 5 CVEs took a fair amount of coordination and attention to detail, and definitely consumed a good chunk of brain power :brain::high_voltage:.

Alongside that, there were a number of meetings throughout the week, so overall it was a mix of high-focus release work and keeping in sync with the different groups :handshake:. Bonus: the final DEP 0018 for MAILERS was approved, moved to the accepted folder, and merged :white_check_mark:.

Triaged

Reviewed

Security

Other/Misc

  • Monthly Steering Council meeting.
  • Biweekly meeting with Fellows and Board Liaison (Jeff Triplett).
  • Biweekly meeting with Fellows and Line Manager (Andrew Godwin).
  • Weekly Fellows meeting.
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