# 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")
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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 29, 2026, 9:43am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/january-2026-releases/393903/8 "2026-01-29T09:43:04Z")

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> [@Dannii](#):
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> Is 2026.1.0 the first stable/ESR release to [drop support for iOS and other old browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/dropping-ios-15-other-old-browsers-in-july-2025/358131)?

Yes :+1:

> [@Dannii](#):
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> I think that’s cause you’ve linked to the changelog for v2026.1.0-latest → v2026.1.0. If you change it to [v3.5.3 → v2026.1.0](https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/custom?end=v2026.1.0&start=v3.5.3)

Yup. The vast majority of people use the `latest` or `release` streams of Discourse, so that’s what the changelog site is optimised for. People choosing ESR are essentially ‘skipping 5 versions’ each time they upgrade, so you’d need to look at the changes for each of those intermediate versions.

You can do that by browsing each intermediate changelog, or you can use the filters to generate a custom changelog spanning the full range (as you’ve done). Perhaps we can improve the releases site UX to have some kind of quick-link to jump to an ESR → ESR comparison.

Looking back to the [last ‘stable’ release](https://meta.discourse.org/t/3-5-0-major-release/379212), we didn’t have a ‘mega-changelog’ for that either. People had to read each of the intermediate beta changelogs for a full picture of the changes. So I think we’re moving in the right direction here - at least it’s now possible to see a full changelog, even if it’s not the smoothest UX.

For now, I’ve added a link to that ESR → ESR comparison in the OP here:

> [@david](#):
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> This is the first “ESR” release of Discourse, and replaces the old “stable” branch. Sites tracking stable will be upgraded from 3.5 to 2026.1 on their next upgrade. To see all changes from 3.5 to 2026.1, [use this link](https://releases.discourse.org/changelog/custom?end=v2026.1.0&start=v3.5.3).

Thanks for the feedback!

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