# PHP 8.5.89C1 available for testing

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- Started by Volker Dusch on 2026-07-16T18:51:30+00:00
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## #131980 — Volker Dusch — 2026-07-16T18:51:30+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/131980#131980

PHP 8.5.9RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~edorian/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.9RC1

Windows binaries will eventually be available at:
https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php?release=8.5.9RC1#windows

Please test it carefully and report any bugs at
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues

8.5.9 should be expected in 2 weeks, on 30 July 2026.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/edorian/0ed5a4ca93f491973bff681c3b159aa9

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Volker Dusch, Daniel Scherzer, and Pierrick Charron


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