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PEP 693 – Python 3.12 Release Schedule
PEP 693 – Python 3.12 Release Schedule
Author
:
Thomas Wouters <thomas at python.org>
Status
:
Active
Type
:
Informational
Topic
:
Release
Created
:
24-May-2022
Python-Version
:
3.12
Table of Contents
This document describes the development and release schedule for
Python 3.12.
- 3.12 Release Manager: Thomas Wouters
- Windows installers: Steve Dower
- Mac installers: Ned Deily
- Documentation: Julien Palard
Note: the dates below use a 17-month development period that results
in a 12-month release cadence between feature versions, as defined by
PEP 602.
Actual:
- 3.12 development begins: Sunday, 2022-05-08
- 3.12.0 alpha 1: Monday, 2022-10-24
- 3.12.0 alpha 2: Monday, 2022-11-14
- 3.12.0 alpha 3: Tuesday, 2022-12-06
- 3.12.0 alpha 4: Tuesday, 2023-01-10
- 3.12.0 alpha 5: Tuesday, 2023-02-07
- 3.12.0 alpha 6: Tuesday, 2023-03-07
- 3.12.0 alpha 7: Tuesday, 2023-04-04
- 3.12.0 beta 1: Monday, 2023-05-22
(No new features beyond this point.)
- 3.12.0 beta 2: Tuesday, 2023-06-06
- 3.12.0 beta 3: Monday, 2023-06-19
- 3.12.0 beta 4: Tuesday, 2023-07-11
- 3.12.0 candidate 1: Sunday, 2023-08-06
- 3.12.0 candidate 2: Wednesday, 2023-09-06
- 3.12.0 candidate 3: Tuesday, 2023-09-19
- 3.12.0 final: Monday, 2023-10-02
Actual:
- 3.12.1: Thursday, 2023-12-07
- 3.12.2: Tuesday, 2024-02-06
- 3.12.3: Tuesday, 2024-04-09
- 3.12.4: Thursday, 2024-06-06
- 3.12.5: Tuesday, 2024-08-06
- 3.12.6: Friday, 2024-09-06
- 3.12.7: Tuesday, 2024-10-01
- 3.12.8: Tuesday, 2024-12-03
- 3.12.9: Tuesday, 2025-02-04
- 3.12.10: Tuesday, 2025-04-08
(Final regular bugfix release with binary installers)
Provided irregularly on an as-needed basis until October 2028.
- 3.12.11: Tuesday, 2025-06-03
- 3.12.12: Thursday, 2025-10-09
- 3.12.13: Tuesday, 2026-03-03
3.12 received bugfix updates approximately every 2 months for
approximately 18 months. Some time after the release of 3.13.0 final,
the tenth and final 3.12 bugfix update was released. After that,
it is expected that security updates (source only) will be released
until 5 years after the release of 3.12.0 final, so until approximately
October 2028.
New features can be found in What’s New In Python 3.12.
This document is placed in the public domain or under the CC0-1.0-Universal
license, whichever is more permissive.
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Last modified: 2026-03-04 19:30:05 UTC