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Read the Docs moves builds to Python 3.14 and Ubuntu 26.04 by default.

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◆Current state
Read the Docs ships a dated release most weeks. October moved the default build image to Python 3.14 and Ubuntu 26.04, banned git:// URLs, ranked search by best-matching section, and added temporary build environment variables and a build-media size cap. The first November release is internal: a security scanner build, a primary-key migration and a design doc for scoped API keys.
◆Where it's heading
Two threads run through the releases: a direct upload path for docs built elsewhere, which has had design docs, workflows and onboarding in September and October, and steady hardening of the build platform. Most entries are still lists of merged PRs with dependency bumps.
◆Prediction
Scoped API keys now have a design doc, so a user-facing release of per-project or read-only API tokens is the most visible change in the pipeline; timing is not clear from the entries.

◆Recent moves

  1. 6h ago

    Security scanner build and a scoped API keys design doc

    Mostly internal: an OSS security scanner build with a threat model, a primary-key migration, and the build-isolated import path skipping legacy builds. The scoped API keys design doc is the one item that points at a future user-facing change.

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  2. 7d ago

    Redirect form tweaks and slug-change notices

    Admin and API internals, a pre-filled redirect form and a notice when a version slug changes. A light week.

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  3. 13d ago

    Defaults move to Python 3.14 and Ubuntu 26.04

    Builds now default to Python 3.14 and Ubuntu 26.04, git:// URLs are rejected, search ranks pages by their best section, and the eMudhra CAs are distrusted. The default bumps can change existing builds that don't pin versions.

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  4. 21d ago

    No commit status on closed PR previews

    Stops commit statuses for closed PR previews and logs rclone errors, plus dependency updates.

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  5. 21d ago

    Release branch merge, no listed changes

    A release-branch merge with no listed changes.

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  6. 21d ago

    Release branch merge, no listed changes

    A release-branch merge with no listed changes; the content shipped in the post releases.

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