# What changed in django-silk

> 14 changes in django-silk 5 from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories: 5 breaking. Each one cited. Sources checked 2026-10-21. HTML: https://unstale.sh/pypi/django-silk/

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## django-silk 5

### Breaking changes

- Drops support for Django 4.2 and 5.1, which are EOL. (5.6.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.6.0)
- Entries are matched against request.path_info instead of request.path; remove any SCRIPT_NAME prefix from entries so those paths continue to be ignored. (5.6.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.6.0)
- This is the final release to support Django 4.2 and Django 5.1, which developers should consider when planning upgrades. (5.5.2) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2)
- This is the final release to support Django 4.2. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- This is the final release to support Django 5.1. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)

### Fixes and other changes

- Adds support for Django 6.1. (5.6.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.6.0)
- Fixes a false-positive migration involving Request.prof_file. (5.6.0) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.6.0)
- Prevents an AttributeError when generating a curl command for non-string query parameters. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- Prevents an AttributeError when session support is unavailable. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- Fixes filtering for JavaScript content. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- Adds support for Python 3.15. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- Fixes HTML in the request summary template. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- Avoids a TypeError during finalization when the query dictionary contains a "model" key. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)
- Excludes NULL view_names from the View filter dropdown. (5.5.1) — [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.2), [release notes](https://github.com/jazzband/django-silk/releases/tag/5.5.1)