PHP 8.5.6RC3 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~daniels/
Or use the git tag: php-8.5.6RC3
Windows binaries are available at:
https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php#windows
Please test it carefully, and report any bugs at
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues
8.5.6 should be expected in 1 week, i.e. on the 7 May 2026.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/DanielEScherzer/f7b0c9da6228a0422c18a136c4394864
If you're curious as to why we needed to have another release candidate, or
why that release candidate is 3 instead of 2, I wrote up an explanation on
my
blog:
https://scherzer.dev/Blog/20260430-php856-rc-3
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Daniel Scherzer, Volker Dusch, and Pierrick Charron
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