===== PHP 7.4 Preparation Tasks =====

  * Elect managers ([[http://news.php.net/php.internals/104784|done]])
  * Triage bugs.php.net for PHP 7.4
  * Triage github pull requests
  * Push appropriate RFC at appropriate time

===== Timetable =====

Based upon PHP 7.3 release schedule

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

^ Date           ^ Release ^
| Jun 13 2019    | Alpha 1 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/105894|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Jun 27 2019    | Alpha 2 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/106081|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Jul 11 2019    | Alpha 3 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/106209|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Jul 22 2019    | Feature freeze (PHP 7.4 has already [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/103862|been branched]]) @ 23:59 UTC |
| Jul 25 2019    | Beta 1 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/106289|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Aug 08 2019    | Beta 2 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/106430|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Aug 22 2019    | Beta 4 [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/106676|Beta 3 skipped]] [[http://news.php.net/php.internals/106691|Announce]] [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Sep 05 2019    | RC 1 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/106867|Announce]]  [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Sep 19 2019    | RC 2 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/107245|Announce]]  [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Oct 03 2019    | RC 3 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/107366|Announce]]  [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Oct 17 2019    | RC 4 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/107574|Announce]]  [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Oct 31 2019    | RC 5 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/107741|Announce]]  [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Nov 14 2019    | RC 6 [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/107792|Announce]]  [[https://downloads.php.net/~derick/|Files]] |
| Nov 28 2019    | GA [[https://news-web.php.net/php.internals/107880|Announce]]  [[https://www.php.net/downloads.php#v7.4.0|Files]] |

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

  * Peter Kokot
  * Derick Rethans