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1. PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 1 available for testing

   The PHP team is pleased to announce the first testing release of PHP 8.5.0, Alpha 1. This starts the PHP 8.5 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.5.0 Alpha 1 please visit the download page.

   Please carefully test this version and report any issues found on GitHub.

   Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.

   For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the NEWS file, or the UPGRADING file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be found in the release archive.

   The next release will be Alpha 2, planned for 17 Jul 2025.

   The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the Release Candidates page.

   Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

2. PHP 8.3.23 Released!

   The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.23. This is a security release.

   All PHP 8.3 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.3.23 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

3. PHP 8.1.33 Released!

   The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.1.33. This is a security release.

   All PHP 8.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.1.33 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

4. PHP 8.2.29 Released!

   The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.29. This is a security release.

   All PHP 8.2 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.2.29 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

5. PHP 8.4.10 Released!

   The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.10. This is a security release.

   Version 8.4.9 was skipped because it was tagged without including security patches.

   All PHP 8.4 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

   For source downloads of PHP 8.4.10 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download/. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.