.. _upgrade-to-4.1.7:

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4.1.7 release notes
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*April 22, 2025*

.. warning:: Upgrading from previous versions

    django CMS 4.1 is the **first community release** of django CMS 4. Django CMS 4 introduces changes that **require** action if you are upgrading from a 3.x version. Please read the step-by-step guide to the
    process of upgrading from 3.5+ to 4 here: :ref:`upgrade-to-4.0`


Welcome to django CMS 4.1.7!


Django and Python compatibility
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django CMS supports **Django 3.2 to 5.2**. We highly recommend and only
support the latest release of each series.

It supports **Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, and 3.12**. As for Django, we highly recommend and only
support the latest release of each series.

What's new in 4.1.7
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Bug Fixes:
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* show_placeholder did not respect edit/preview mode and failed loudly (#8273) (c062968b7) -- Fabian Braun
* Updated deprecation warning to current version scheme (#8269) (ce2dba0) -- Fabian Braun
* Allow lazy wizard initialization (#8268) (04003bb) -- Fabian Braun
* Migration failed in rare cases (#8249) (b5b7f30) -- Fabian Braun
* Added default_auto_field to cms/apps.py (#8254) (14425d) -- Fabian Braun
* Adjusted checks for GrouperAdmin to allow for `prepopulated_fields` (#8255) (7f08375) -- Fabian Braun
* Remove text decorations in page tree introduced by django 5.2 (#8214) (56b75e1) -- Fabian Braun
* Allow lazy wizard initialization (#8283) (e1e8f32) -- Fabian Braun


Statistics:
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This release includes 11 pull requests, and was created with the help of the following contributors (in alphabetical order):

* Fabian Braun (8 pull request)
* Github Release Action (3 pull requests)

With the review help of the following contributors:

* Vinit Kumar

Thanks to all contributors for their efforts!