Discourse is a free and open-source software for running a self-hosted online forum.

Release Released Support Latest
2026.2 1 week and 2 days ago
(26 Feb 2026)
Yes 2026.2.0
(26 Feb 2026)
2026.1 (ESR) 1 month and 1 week ago
(28 Jan 2026)
Yes 2026.1.1
(26 Feb 2026)
2025.12 2 months and 1 week ago
(30 Dec 2025)
Yes 2025.12.2
(26 Feb 2026)
2025.11 3 months ago
(25 Nov 2025)
Ended 1 month and 1 week ago
(28 Jan 2026)
2025.11.2
(28 Jan 2026)
3.5 (ESR) 6 months ago
(19 Aug 2025)
Ended 1 month and 1 week ago
(28 Jan 2026)
3.5.4
(28 Jan 2026)
3.4 (ESR) 1 year ago
(04 Feb 2025)
Ended 6 months ago
(19 Aug 2025)
3.4.7
(29 Jul 2025)

Discourse follows Calendar Versioning (semver before November 2025). There is a new release every month. Each monthly release receives security updates for approximately two months. Every 6 months, an Extended Support Release (ESR) is designated, which receives updates for approximately 8 months.

More information is available on the Discourse website.

You should be running one of the supported release numbers listed above in the rightmost column.

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