Debian Latest News
This page summarizes recent important updates from the Debian project, helping you stay informed about version maintenance, community events, and project governance.
2026 Updates
Version Releases
Debian 13.4 Released (2026-03-08)
Debian 13 (Trixie) received its fourth point update, 13.4. This update focuses on security fixes and critical bug fixes, with updated installation images.
Debian 13.3 and 12.13 Released (2026-01-10)
On January 10, 2026, Debian simultaneously released:
- Debian 13.3: Stable point update with security fixes and bug fixes
- Debian 12.13: Oldstable routine point update, integrating previously released security fixes
Upcoming Release Schedule
| Estimated Date | Versions |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | Debian 12.14 + 13.5 |
| 2026-07-11 | Debian 12.15 + 13.6 |
Dates may change — check release.debian.org for the latest information.
Community Events
DebConf26 — Santa Fe, Argentina
- DebCamp: July 13–19, 2026
- DebConf26: July 20–25, 2026
- Location: Santa Fe, Argentina
- Status: Registration and Call for Proposals are open; basic attendance is free
- Details
Outreachy Interns (Dec 2025 – Mar 2026)
Debian welcomed new Outreachy interns working on Debian Images Testing with OpenQA, continuing investment in testing infrastructure and community talent development.
Project Governance
2026 DPL Election
The Debian Project Leader (DPL) election is underway:
| Phase | Date |
|---|---|
| Nomination period | March 7–13 |
| Campaign period | March 14 – April 3 |
| Voting period | April 4–17 |
| New term begins | April 21 |
Nominee: Sruthi Chandran
New Developers
Debian continues to welcome new members:
- New Debian Developers/Maintainers from Nov–Dec 2025 (announcement)
- New members from Jan–Feb 2026 (announcement)
Security Maintenance
The Debian Security Team continues to publish DSA (Debian Security Advisory) and DLA (Debian LTS Advisory) notices. Recent packages include incus, lxd, libpng1.6, and awstats.
- Both stable (Debian 13) and oldstable (Debian 12) are under active security maintenance
- LTS (Debian 11) also continues to publish DLA notices
- Security Advisories