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# Salt 3006.27 release notes - UNRELEASED

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## Python 3.11 upgrade

Starting with Salt 3006.27, the bundled onedir packages (Linux, macOS, and
Windows) ship CPython 3.11.15 instead of 3.10.20. Python 3.10 reaches end of
security support in October 2026, while the 3006.x series must continue
shipping security fixes through July 2027; aligning the bundled interpreter
with 3.11 keeps Salt's security cadence on a supported CPython.

Users upgrading from a previous 3006.x onedir package need to reinstall any
Salt extensions installed via `salt-pip`, because the onedir `extras-3.10`
directory is replaced by `extras-3.11`. See
[#69526](https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/69526) /
[#69527](https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/69527) for details.

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## Changelog
