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@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ As of the 2.2 merge, we've also hit an impressive milestone.  The number of comm
 
 Our [mailing list][mailing-list] and #restframework IRC channel are also very active, and we've got a really impressive rate of development both on REST framework itself, and on third party packages such as the great [django-rest-framework-docs][django-rest-framework-docs] package from [Marc Gibbons][marcgibbons].
 
+## Issue management
+
+All the design work that went into version 2 of Django REST framework has made keeping on top of issues much easier.  We've been super-focused on keeping the [issues list][issues] strictly under control, and we've hit another important milestone.  At the point of releasing 2.2 there are currently **no open 'bug' tickets**, and the plan is to keep it that way for as much of the time as possible.
+
 ## API changes
 
 The 2.2 release makes a few changes to the serializer fields API, in order to make it more consistent, simple, and easier to use.