# January 2026 Releases **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903 **Category:** Announcements **Tags:** release-notes **Created:** [January 28, 2026, 5:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903 "2026-01-28T17:35:34Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 14
### 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: [February 2, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903/14 "2026-02-02T15:00:28Z")
ESR will be roughly the same as the old `stable` branch. For the details on the new system, you can read more here: > [@RFC: A new versioning strategy for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/rfc-a-new-versioning-strategy-for-discourse/383536): > > We’re planning to introduce a new versioning system for Discourse. Our goal is to provide more choice & predictability for community administrators, while maintaining our development velocity. We’re also adjusting some terminology to align better with other software. This document will evolve as we receive comments, begin to implement the system, and then expand use of the new release streams. If you have any comments/suggestions at this stage, please let us know by replying to this topic! G… --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903)._