You can see the available versions (e.g. to check what is the current latest) in the [Release Notes](../release-notes.md){.internal-link target=_blank}.

## About versions

Following the Semantic Versioning conventions, any version below `1.0.0` could potentially add breaking changes.

FastAPI also follows the convention that any "PATCH" version change is for bug fixes and non-breaking changes.

!!! tip

But when checking benchmarks and comparisons you should keep the following in mind.

## Benchmarks and speed

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    <details>
    <summary>👀 Full file preview</summary>

    ```Python
    {!> ../../../docs_src/separate_openapi_schemas/tutorial001_py310.py!}
    ```

    </details>

=== "Python 3.9+"

    ```Python hl_lines="16"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/separate_openapi_schemas/tutorial001_py39.py[ln:1-17]!}

    # Code below omitted 👇
    ```

    <details>

# Security Policy

Security is very important for FastAPI and its community. 🔒

Learn more about it below. 👇

## Versions

The latest version of FastAPI is supported.

You are encouraged to [write tests](https://fastapi.tiangolo.com/tutorial/testing/) for your application and update your FastAPI version frequently after ensuring that your tests are passing. This way you will benefit from the latest features, bug fixes, and **security fixes**.

* The *path* can contain an <a href="https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification/blob/master/versions/3.1.0.md#key-expression" class="external-link" target="_blank">OpenAPI 3 expression</a> (see more below) where it can use variables with parameters and parts of the original request sent to *your API*.

### The callback path expression

!!! note
    When defining a <a href="https://docs.pydantic.dev/latest/concepts/types/#unions" class="external-link" target="_blank">`Union`</a>, include the most specific type first, followed by the less specific type. In the example below, the more specific `PlaneItem` comes before `CarItem` in `Union[PlaneItem, CarItem]`.

=== "Python 3.10+"

    ```Python hl_lines="1  14-15  18-20  33"
    {!> ../../../docs_src/extra_models/tutorial003_py310.py!}

But Python has a specific way to declare lists with internal types, or "type parameters":

### Import typing's `List`

In Python 3.9 and above you can use the standard `list` to declare these type annotations as we'll see below. 💡

But in Python versions before 3.9 (3.6 and above), you first need to import `List` from standard Python's `typing` module:

```Python hl_lines="1"
{!> ../../../docs_src/body_nested_models/tutorial002.py!}
```