In June 2025, Alex Koval upgraded Django-related dependencies for the starfederation/datastar example project, focusing on improving deployment compatibility and security. He updated packages such as daphne, datastar-py, and django to their latest stable versions, ensuring the project remained current and reducing potential vulnerabilities. Alongside these upgrades, Alex revised the project’s README to document the new default port 8000, streamlining local development and onboarding for new contributors. His work demonstrated careful dependency management and attention to release hygiene, using Python and Django to align documentation with the updated codebase and support smoother collaboration within the repository.