# Python 3.13.6 has been released

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-13-6-has-been-released/101482>\
**Category:** Core Development\
**Tags:** release\
**Created:** [August 6, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-13-6-has-been-released/101482 "2025-08-06T21:27:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![thomas](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/thomas/32/5492_2.png) [@thomas](https://discuss.python.org/u/thomas)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 9:27pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-13-6-has-been-released/101482/1 "2025-08-06T21:27:15Z")

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A day behind schedule in order to fix some last-minute issues, but it’s done: the latest version of the best\[1\] Python version is now available!

# Python 3.13.6

> **[Python Release Python 3.13.6](https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3136/)**
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> The official home of the Python Programming Language

# This is the sixth maintenance release of Python 3.13

Python 3.13 is the newest major release of the Python programming language, and it contains many new features and optimizations compared to Python 3.12. 3.13.6 is the sixth maintenance release of 3.13, containing around 200 bugfixes, build improvements and documentation changes since 3.13.5.

[Full Changelog](https://docs.python.org/release/3.13.6/whatsnew/changelog.html#python-3-13-6)

# More resources

- [Online Documentation](https://docs.python.org/3.13/)
- [PEP 719](https://peps.python.org/pep-0719/), 3.13 Release Schedule
- Report bugs at [https://github.com/python/cpython/issues](https://github.com/python/cpython/issues).
- [Help fund Python directly](https://www.python.org/psf/donations/python-dev/) (or [via GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/sponsors/python)), and support [the Python community](https://www.python.org/psf/donations/).

## Enjoy the new releases

Thanks to all of the many volunteers who help make Python Development and these releases possible! Please consider supporting our efforts by volunteering yourself or through organization contributions to the Python Software Foundation, [especially now](https://discuss.python.org/t/the-psf-has-paused-our-grants-program/101288).

Regards from your package managers\[2\],  
Thomas Wouters @thomas  
Ned Deily @nad  
Steve Dower @steve.dower  
Łukasz Langa @ambv

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1. so far. Or ever, according to some! Okay, me. Maybe. Prove me wrong! 

2. this is an inside joke that may become apparent later

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**Author:** ![brettcannon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/brettcannon/32/34895_2.png) [@brettcannon](https://discuss.python.org/u/brettcannon)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 9:54pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-13-6-has-been-released/101482/2 "2025-08-06T21:54:31Z")

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WASI build at [Release CPython 3.13.6 w/ WASI SDK 24 · brettcannon/cpython-wasi-build · GitHub](https://github.com/brettcannon/cpython-wasi-build/releases/tag/v3.13.6)

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**Author:** ![barry](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/barry/32/42_2.png) [@barry](https://discuss.python.org/u/barry)\
**Post date:** [August 6, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/python-3-13-6-has-been-released/101482/3 "2025-08-06T22:17:10Z")

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