3.14.0 schedule

The dates below use a 17-month development period that resultsin a 12-month release cadence between feature versions, as defined byPEP 602.

Actual:

• 3.14 development begins: Wednesday, 2024-05-08
• 3.14.0 alpha 1: Tuesday, 2024-10-15
• 3.14.0 alpha 2: Tuesday, 2024-11-19
• 3.14.0 alpha 3: Tuesday, 2024-12-17
• 3.14.0 alpha 4: Tuesday, 2025-01-14
• 3.14.0 alpha 5: Tuesday, 2025-02-11
• 3.14.0 alpha 6: Friday, 2025-03-14
• 3.14.0 alpha 7: Tuesday, 2025-04-08
• 3.14.0 beta 1: Wednesday, 2025-05-07(No new features beyond this point.)
• 3.14.0 beta 2: Monday, 2025-05-26
• 3.14.0 beta 3: Tuesday, 2025-06-17
• 3.14.0 beta 4: Tuesday, 2025-07-08
• 3.14.0 candidate 1: Tuesday, 2025-07-22
• 3.14.0 candidate 2: Thursday, 2025-08-14
• 3.14.0 candidate 3: Thursday, 2025-09-18
• 3.14.0 final: Tuesday, 2025-10-07

Bugfix releases

Expected:

• 3.14.1: Tuesday, 2025-12-02
• 3.14.2: Tuesday, 2026-02-03
• 3.14.3: Tuesday, 2026-04-07
• 3.14.4: Tuesday, 2026-06-09
• 3.14.5: Tuesday, 2026-08-04
• 3.14.6: Tuesday, 2026-10-06
• 3.14.7: Tuesday, 2026-12-01
• 3.14.8: Tuesday, 2027-02-02
• 3.14.9: Tuesday, 2027-04-06
• 3.14.10: Tuesday, 2027-06-01
• 3.14.11: Tuesday, 2027-08-03
• 3.14.12: Tuesday, 2027-10-05(Final regular bugfix release with binary installers)

Source-only security fix releases

Provided irregularly on an as-needed basis until October 2030.

3.14 lifespan

Python 3.14 will receive bugfix updates approximately every two months forapproximately 24 months. Around the time of the release of 3.16.0 final, thefinal 3.14 bugfix update will be released. After that, it is expected thatsecurity updates (source only) will be released until five years after therelease of 3.14.0 final, so until approximately October 2030.