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Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 10:17:52 -0600
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Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] Release Managers for PHP 8.6
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From: joe@joeferguson.me (Joe Ferguson)

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Hello Internals,

I'd like to put my name forward for a rookie 8.6 Release Manager position.
I've followed the project for several years and would like to help.

- Joe Ferguson


On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:40=E2=80=AFAM Volker Dusch <edorian@php.net> wrote=
:

> Hey folks,
>
> Every year in March we start the process of finding candidates who
> want to volunteer as Release Managers (RMs) for the next PHP release.
>
> We are looking for two new (rookie) RMs and one veteran RM.
>
> Should you be elected, you will be guided and helped by the current,
> as well as previous RMs and the documentation in release-process.md
> [1].
>
> To perform the tasks outlined in [1], candidates should:
> - be confident contributing to and working with the PHP internals mailing
> list.
> - understand PHP's backward compatibility guarantees - including where
> they do not apply.
> - be able to triage bugs, in collaboration with core developers.
> - liaise effectively with previous release managers.
> - have a working knowledge of Git, including branching and merging.
>
> ... as these skills reflect the key responsibilities you will take on
> as a release manager.
>
> Ideally, at least one of the candidates for the rookie RM role should
> have some experience with php-src as the ability to assess more
> technical PR's will come in handy. Other candidates do not necessarily
> need to have deep knowledge of internals but should understand the
> above-mentioned points.
>
> You should be confident that you can volunteer a couple of hours on
> one Tuesday and Thursday every other month over the coming years.
> Additionally, extra time will be required in the month leading up to
> the .0 release as the alpha/beta/RC phases are more frequent and more
> decisions have to be made there.
>
>
> Please put your name forward here if you wish to be considered a candidat=
e.
> An initial "TODO" page exists on the wiki and contains provisional
> dates for GA and pre-releases [2].
>
> You can apply until the 30th of March. Voting will start on the 31st of
> March.
>
>
> If you have any questions on the process, check out the post from my
> co-RM Daniel [3] that goes into more detail. Also, feel free to reach
> out to me, or Daniel, if you have further questions.
>
> [1] https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/docs/release-process.md
> [2] https://wiki.php.net/todo/php86
> [3] https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260218-release-manager-notes
>
> PHP is a community-driven project, and your help would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Your 8.5 RMs,
> Volker, Daniel, and Pierrick
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hello Internals,</div><div><br></div=
><div>I&#39;d like to put my name forward for a rookie 8.6 Release Manager =
position. I&#39;ve followed the project for several years=C2=A0and would li=
ke to help.</div><div><br></div><div>- Joe Ferguson</div><div><br></div></d=
iv><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" cl=
ass=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Mar 3, 2026 at 9:40=E2=80=AFAM Volker Dusch &lt;=
<a href=3D"mailto:edorian@php.net">edorian@php.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div>=
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-=
left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hey folks,<br>
<br>
Every year in March we start the process of finding candidates who<br>
want to volunteer as Release Managers (RMs) for the next PHP release.<br>
<br>
We are looking for two new (rookie) RMs and one veteran RM.<br>
<br>
Should you be elected, you will be guided and helped by the current,<br>
as well as previous RMs and the documentation in release-process.md<br>
[1].<br>
<br>
To perform the tasks outlined in [1], candidates should:<br>
- be confident contributing to and working with the PHP internals mailing l=
ist.<br>
- understand PHP&#39;s backward compatibility guarantees - including where<=
br>
they do not apply.<br>
- be able to triage bugs, in collaboration with core developers.<br>
- liaise effectively with previous release managers.<br>
- have a working knowledge of Git, including branching and merging.<br>
<br>
... as these skills reflect the key responsibilities you will take on<br>
as a release manager.<br>
<br>
Ideally, at least one of the candidates for the rookie RM role should<br>
have some experience with php-src as the ability to assess more<br>
technical PR&#39;s will come in handy. Other candidates do not necessarily<=
br>
need to have deep knowledge of internals but should understand the<br>
above-mentioned points.<br>
<br>
You should be confident that you can volunteer a couple of hours on<br>
one Tuesday and Thursday every other month over the coming years.<br>
Additionally, extra time will be required in the month leading up to<br>
the .0 release as the alpha/beta/RC phases are more frequent and more<br>
decisions have to be made there.<br>
<br>
<br>
Please put your name forward here if you wish to be considered a candidate.=
<br>
An initial &quot;TODO&quot; page exists on the wiki and contains provisiona=
l<br>
dates for GA and pre-releases [2].<br>
<br>
You can apply until the 30th of March. Voting will start on the 31st of Mar=
ch.<br>
<br>
<br>
If you have any questions on the process, check out the post from my<br>
co-RM Daniel [3] that goes into more detail. Also, feel free to reach<br>
out to me, or Daniel, if you have further questions.<br>
<br>
[1] <a href=3D"https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/master/docs/release-proc=
ess.md" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://github.com/php/php-src=
/blob/master/docs/release-process.md</a><br>
[2] <a href=3D"https://wiki.php.net/todo/php86" rel=3D"noreferrer" target=
=3D"_blank">https://wiki.php.net/todo/php86</a><br>
[3] <a href=3D"https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260218-release-manager-notes" re=
l=3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260218-relea=
se-manager-notes</a><br>
<br>
PHP is a community-driven project, and your help would be greatly appreciat=
ed.<br>
<br>
Your 8.5 RMs,<br>
Volker, Daniel, and Pierrick<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div></div>

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