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1. PHP 8.4.24 Released!

   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.

2. PHP 8.3.33 Released!

   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.

3. PHP 8.6.0 Alpha 3 available for testing

   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.

4. PHP 8.5.9 Released!

   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.

5. PHP 8.2.33 Released!

   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.