.. _upgrade-to-5.0.3:

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5.0.3 release notes
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*September 17, 2025*

Welcome to django CMS 5.0.3!

These release notes cover the new features, as well as some backwards
incompatible changes you'll want to be aware of when upgrading from
django CMS 4.1 or earlier. We've begun the deprecation process for some
features.

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Django and Python compatibility
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django CMS supports **Django 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, and 5.2**. We highly recommend and only
support the latest release of each series.

It supports **Python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.13**. As for Django we highly recommend and only
support the latest release of each series.

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How to upgrade to 5.0.3
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Update your project’s ``requirements.txt`` file to require (at least) django CMS 5.0.3 and
run ``pip install -r requirements.txt``.

If you are upgrading from an earlier version of django CMS, read the release
notes for all the versions between your current version and this one. Check
the :ref:`release notes <release-notes>` for each version to see if there are
any special instructions.

Run migrations::

    python -m manage migrate

.. warning::

    Since the migrations merge the ``TreeNode`` and ``Page`` models, you should run the
    migration in a test environment first to ensure that the migration runs
    successfully.


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What's new in 5.0.3
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Bug Fixes:
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* Django 6 compatibility (July 2025) (8302) -- Fabian Braun
* Respect individual placeholder checks if they can be changed (#8318) -- Fabian Braun
* Cut children from inactive menu nodes when level is less or equal to 0 (#8324) -- Stefan Wehrmeyer
* Copy lang management command - include PageUrl (#8335) -- Vašek Chalupníček
* Optimize placeholder and plugin utilities (#8337) -- Fabian Braun
* Migration 0033 failed when empty placeholder objects were not present in the db (#8339) -- Fabian Braun


Statistics:
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This release includes 9 pull requests, and was created with the help of the following contributors (in alphabetical order):

* Fabian Braun (5 pull requests)
* Stefan Wehrmeyer (1 pull request)
* Vašek Chalupníček (1 pull request)
* Github Release Action (3 pull requests)

With the review help of the following contributors:

* Fabian Braun
* Vinit Kumar


Thanks to all contributors for their efforts!