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.

On June 10, 2026, Debian 12 (Bookworm) reached the end of regular security support from the Debian Security Team and officially transitioned to the Long-Term Support (LTS) phase. Security updates are now handled by the Debian LTS team (volunteers and companies) and are expected to continue until June 30, 2028.

Systems still running Debian 12 will continue to receive security updates, but planning an upgrade to Debian 13 (Trixie) is recommended.
About Debian LTS
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Release End-of-Life (EOL)

Debian 13.5 and 12.14 Released (2026-05-16)

On 2026-05-16, Debian released two point updates simultaneously:

Debian 13.5: Fifth point update of the current stable release (Trixie), with security fixes and critical bug fixes
Debian 12.14: Routine point update of oldstable (Bookworm)
Official Announcement
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Debian 13.4 Released (2026-03-14)

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
2026-07-11	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: Sruthi Chandran Elected

The 2026 DPL election has concluded, and Sruthi Chandran was elected as the new Debian Project Leader. Her term began on April 21, 2026, succeeding two-term DPL Andreas Tille. The sole nominee this year, she won with 289 votes to 50 (None of the above).

Phase	Date
Nomination period	March 7–13
Campaign period	March 14 – April 3
Voting period	April 4–17
New term begins	April 21

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.

Stable (Debian 13) is maintained by the Security Team
Debian 12 (Bookworm) has been maintained by the LTS team since 2026-06-10; LTS support for Debian 11 (Bullseye) ends on 2026-08-31
Security Advisories