===== Preparation Tasks ===== * triage bugs.php.net for suitable patches (ongoing) * triage pull requests on github (ongoing) ===== Timetable ===== Based upon PHP 7.0 release schedule * Tag on Tuesday, Release on Thursday * 6 months pre-release phase ^ Date ^ Release ^ | Jun 09 2016 | Alpha 1 | | Jun 23 2016 | Alpha 2 | | Jul 07 2016 | Alpha 3 | | Jul 21 2016 | Beta 1 | | Aug 04 2016 | Beta 2 | | Aug 18 2016 | Beta 3 | | Sep 01 2016 | RC 1 | | Sep 15 2016 | RC 2 | | Sep 29 2016 | RC 3 | | Oct 13 2016 | RC 4 | | Oct 27 2016 | RC 5 | | Nov 10 2016 | RC 6 | | Dec 1 2016 | GA | ===== Release Managers ===== 7.1 RMs: * Davey Shafik (davey@php.net) * Joe Watkins (krakjoe@php.net) Mentored by Anatol. ===== Release Managers Vote ====== * Davey && Joe * Davey && Anatol * Joe && Anatol \\ The vote started on 2016-04-26 and ended on 2016-05-03 (both at 6pm).