# PHP 8.6.0RC6 scheduled for release this week

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/133045
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- Started by Matteo Beccati on 2026-11-09T15:23:02+00:00
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## #133045 — Matteo Beccati — 2026-11-09T15:23:02+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/133045#133045

Hi internals,

Following some discussion, the PHP 8.6 release managers have agreed to 
schedule an additional release candidate before the GA release of PHP 
8.6.0 next week.

The php2shell fix introduced an ABI incompatibility in PHP 8.6, but not 
in older versions, which is why it was missed. Per our release policy, 
the API version number therefore needs to be bumped, requiring 
extensions to be rebuilt.

There is precedent for adding an extra RC in the week before GA, as was 
done for PHP 8.5, and PHP 8.6 will follow suit.

This RC will also allow us to cherry-pick a few additional fixes in time 
for PHP 8.6.0.


Best regards,
-- 
Your PHP 8.6 RMs, Matteo, Joe, and Daniel