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Changelog

All notable changes to dj-rest-auth are documented in this file.

For the full release history, see GitHub Releases.

Version 7.x

7.1.0

7.0.0

Breaking Changes:

  • Minimum Django version is now 4.2
  • Minimum Python version is now 3.10
  • Updated django-allauth compatibility

Version 6.x

6.0.0

Breaking Changes:

  • Dropped support for Django 3.x
  • Updated SimpleJWT compatibility

Version 5.x

5.0.0

Breaking Changes:

  • JWT authentication is now handled by djangorestframework-simplejwt
  • Removed django-rest-framework-jwt support (deprecated library)

Version 4.x

4.0.0

Features:

  • Added JWT_AUTH_COOKIE_DOMAIN setting
  • Improved JWT cookie handling

Version 3.x

3.0.0

Breaking Changes:

  • All settings moved to REST_AUTH dictionary
  • Renamed several settings for consistency

Migration from 2.x:

# Old (2.x)
REST_USE_JWT = True
JWT_AUTH_COOKIE = 'my-cookie'

# New (3.x+)
REST_AUTH = {
    'USE_JWT': True,
    'JWT_AUTH_COOKIE': 'my-cookie',
}

Version 2.x

2.0.0

Breaking Changes:

  • Renamed from django-rest-auth to dj-rest-auth
  • Package name changed: rest_auth → dj_rest_auth

Migration from django-rest-auth:

  1. Uninstall old package: pip uninstall django-rest-auth
  2. Install new package: pip install dj-rest-auth
  3. Update imports: rest_auth → dj_rest_auth
  4. Update INSTALLED_APPS: 'rest_auth' → 'dj_rest_auth'

Version 1.x

1.0.0

  • Initial release as dj-rest-auth (fork of django-rest-auth)
  • Added JWT support via djangorestframework-simplejwt
  • Full Django 3.x support

Deprecation Policy

  • Major versions may include breaking changes
  • Minor versions are backwards compatible
  • Security fixes are backported to the latest major version
  • Deprecated features are removed in the next major version