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Discourse ships its second out-of-band security release in under three weeks.

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◆Current state
On November 10 Discourse issued intermediate releases for critical security fixes across 2026.11 latest, 2026.10, 2026.9 and 2026.7. It comes 18 days after the October 23 security drop and two weeks after the 2026.10 monthly release, which listed 720 changes including a chat channel homepage option and Data Explorer tags.
◆Where it's heading
The monthly release train is steady, but out-of-band security fixes are arriving more often: two in the last three weeks after gaps of several months earlier in the year. 2026.8 is missing from this patch set while 2026.7 is still covered.
◆Prediction
Expect 2026.11 to land on the usual late-month schedule; the entries do not explain why security releases have become more frequent.

◆Recent moves

  1. 3d ago

    November 10 critical security fixes across four branches

    Critical security fixes ship for 2026.11 latest, 2026.10, 2026.9 and 2026.7. It is the second out-of-band security release since October 23, a faster rhythm than earlier in the year.

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  2. 17d ago

    October 2026 monthly release

    2026.10 arrives on schedule with 720 listed changes, a chat channel homepage option, Data Explorer tags and five security fixes. The linked changelog carries the substance, as it has all year.

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  3. 21d ago

    October 23rd 2026 intermediate releases

    An out-of-band security release across 2026.10 latest, 2026.9, 2026.8 and 2026.7. The notable absence is the 2026.1 line, which was still being patched a month earlier.

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  4. 1mo ago

    September 2026 monthly release

    2026.9 lands on the monthly beat, with patches for 2026.8, 2026.7 and 2026.1. That brings the January branch to its ninth patch.

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  5. 2mo ago

    August 2026 monthly release

    2026.8 lands on the monthly beat, with patch releases for the 2026.7, 2026.6 and 2026.1 branches alongside it. The notable number is 2026.1.8 — the January branch taking its eighth patch — which extends the long-support pattern by another month. As with every release topic here, the content is a link to releases.discourse.org, so the release's punctuality is visible from the feed and its substance is not.

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  6. 3mo ago

    July 31st 2026 intermediate releases

    An out-of-band security release covering four lines at once — the 2026.8 pre-release plus the 2026.7, 2026.6 and 2026.1 branches. It demonstrates the support commitment the monthly train only implies: a branch cut in January still receives critical fixes in July. No feature content, by design.

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