# Introducing releases.discourse.org

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712
**Category:** Announcements
**Created:** [January 6, 2026, 3:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712 "2026-01-06T15:27:56Z")
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### Author: ![david](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/david/32/157490_2.png) [@david](https://meta.discourse.org/u/david)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2026, 9:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/introducing-releases-discourse-org/392712/9 "2026-01-10T21:27:59Z")

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> [@SkyeDragon](#):
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> Also, I would suggest ESRs should ideally be supported for just a little bit more time (maybe a month or two)

Yup, in the new release system we intend to have a 2-month overlap on ESR support. So 2026.1 will be supported until September, which will be 2 months after 2026.7 ESR is released.

Unfortunately it’s not easy for us to provide that overlap for the existing “stable” 3.5, because it doesn’t have a dedicated branch. But from 2026.1 onwards, the situation should be much better for people who want to update less frequently.

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