===== PHP 7.3 Preparation Tasks =====

  * Elect managers ([[https://externals.io/message/102031#102087|done]])
  * Triage bugs.php.net for PHP 7.3
  * Triage github pull requests
  * Push appropriate RFC at appropriate time

===== Timetable =====

Based upon PHP 7.2 release schedule

  * Tag on Tuesday, Release on Thursday
  * 6 months pre-release phase

^ Date           ^ Release         ^
| Jun 07 2018    | Alpha 1 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/102198|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~stas/|Files]] |
| Jun 21 2018    | Alpha 2 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/102338|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Jul 05 2018    | Alpha 3 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/102600|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Jul 19 2018    | Alpha 4 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/102913|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Jul 31 2018    | PHP 7.3 branched/Feature freeze [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/102986|Announce]] |
| Aug 02 2018    | Beta 1 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103024|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Aug 16 2018    | Beta 2 [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Aug 30 2018    | Beta 3  [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103104|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]]|
| Sep 13 2018    | RC 1 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103154|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Sep 28 2018    | RC 2 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103273|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Oct 11 2018    | RC 3 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103312|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Oct 25 2018    | RC 4 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103387|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Nov 8  2018    | RC 5 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103432|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Nov 20 2018    | PHP 7.3.0 branched |
| Nov 22 2018    | RC 6 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103479|Announce]] [[http://downloads.php.net/~cmb/|Files]] |
| Dec 06 2018    | GA [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103558|Announce]] [[http://php.net/downloads.php#v7.3.0|Files]] |

===== Release Managers =====

  * Christoph M. Becker
  * Stanislav Malyshev