# The Things Network stack v3

> Last year, The Things Network announced a new version of the backend V3 due to be released for testing in Q1 of this year. It is the new stack that will be depl

- Type: Community update
- Community: [The Things Network Maastricht](https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/maastricht/)
- Author: Dagmar Thiesbrummel
- Published: 2018-01-26
- Web page: https://www.thethingsnetwork.org/community/maastricht/post/the-things-network-stack-v3

Last year, The Things Network announced a new version of the backend V3 due to be released for testing in Q1 of this year. It is the new stack that will be deployed on the public community network, private networks and open source networks which people can build themselves.
More about it on the slides or watch the webinar on [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvYREtWc1lA&feature=youtu.be) by Johan Stokking.
[v3 pdf slides](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wJ-3tF1jRiO88S3grb7E3kbLKb7_LBgs/view)