PHP 8.5.7RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~edorian/
Or use the git tag: php-8.5.7RC1
Windows binaries are available at:
https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php#windows
Please test it carefully and report any bugs via
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml
8.5.7RC2 can be expected in 1 week, on 29 May 2026.
So far this will include only one new commit:
- Fix Windows clang VM handler declaration (#22103)
https://github.com/php/php-src/commit/450fe86547ccd32bb0a97f1eca17dd169944e54e
8.5.7 can be expected in 2 weeks, on 9 Apr 2026.
Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/edorian/579f2bff2ea414d90887936e94405048
Thank you, and happy testing!
Regards,
Volker Dusch, Daniel Scherzer, and Pierrick Charron
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