The PHP security team would like to give advance notice of an upcoming security release.

It is scheduled for Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 14:00 UTC.

It addresses two critical vulnerabilities, both rated CVSS v4.0 9.2.

All PHP users are encouraged to prepare now so they can upgrade as soon as the release is available.

We reserve the right to release earlier should details of either vulnerability become public, or should evidence of active exploitation appear in the wild.

Full details, affected versions, and the fixed versions will be published with the release.

Thank you for helping us keep PHP secure.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first release candidate of PHP 8.6.0, RC3. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, whose rough outline is specified in the PHP Wiki.

Source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 RC3 are available on the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the GitHub Issues.

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 RC4, planned for 22 October 2026.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre-release builds page.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.26. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.26 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.34. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.2.34 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.5.11. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.11 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.35. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.35 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first release candidate of PHP 8.6.0, RC2. It is not a typo: a mistake was made while packaging RC1, so RC2 was released instead. For a full explanation, please see this blog post. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, whose rough outline is specified in the PHP Wiki.

Source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 RC2 are available on the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the GitHub Issues.

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 RC3, planned for 8 October 2026.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre-release builds page.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the third beta release of PHP 8.6.0, Beta 3. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Beta 3 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 RC 1, planned for 24 September 2026.

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.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.5.10. This is a bug fix release.

All PHP 8.5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.10 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.25. This is a bug fix release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.25 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP team is pleased to announce a new beta release of PHP 8.6.0, Beta 2. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Beta 2 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 Beta 3, planned for 10 Sep 2026.

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.

The State of PHP survey is still open, but not for much longer. It asks how PHP is working for you: what you build with, what is painful, and what you think PHP should focus on next. It takes around 15 minutes.

The survey is run by The PHP Foundation in partnership with PhpStorm by JetBrains.

The aggregated results will be published later this year as the State of PHP 2026 report. The anonymized raw dataset will be released along with it, so anyone in the community can check the numbers or run their own analysis.

More responses mean a better picture of what matters to PHP users. If you have not filled it in yet, please do, and share it with your colleagues and user groups.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first beta release of PHP 8.6.0, Beta 1. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Beta 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 Beta 2, planned for 27 Aug 2026.

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.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.24. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.24 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.33. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.33 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.6.0, Alpha 3. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 3 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the GitHub Issues.

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 Beta 1, planned for 13 August 2026.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre-release builds page.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.5.9. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.9 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.33. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.2.33 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the second testing release of PHP 8.6.0, Alpha 2. This continues the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 2 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the GitHub Issues.

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 3, planned for 30 July 2026.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre-release builds page.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.5.8. This is a security release.

All PHP 8.5 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.

For source downloads of PHP 8.5.8 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.23. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.23 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP team is pleased to announce the first testing release of PHP 8.6.0, Alpha 1. This starts the PHP 8.6 release cycle, the rough outline of which is specified in the PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 1 please visit the download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the GitHub Issues.

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 16 July 2026.

The signatures for the release can be found in the manifest or on the pre-release builds page.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.3.32. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.3.32 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.2.32. This is a security release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.2.32 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 8.4.22. This is a bug fix release.

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

For source downloads of PHP 8.4.22 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can also be found there. The list of changes is recorded in the ChangeLog.