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# Thunderbird to flap twice as fast from September

**[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Content is largely a page of unrelated headline listings (AI hardware, security incidents, FOSS news) with only a brief mention that Thunderbird is moving to a faster, twice-as-frequent release cadence starting in September, following Firefox's rapid release model.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.theregister.com/software/2026/08/20/thunderbird-to-flap-twice-as-fast-from-september/5290393>

## Questions this post answers

### Is Thunderbird changing its release schedule to be more frequent?

Yes, Thunderbird is set to move to a faster release cadence starting in September, doubling the frequency of releases similar to the rapid release model Firefox already follows. Exact version numbers and the precise new cadence length are not detailed beyond the shift to twice-as-fast releases.

_Track how mail client release cadences evolve before switching versions using daily.dev._

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