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PHP 8.1 Preparation Tasks
- Elect managers
- Triage bugs.php.net for PHP 8.1
- Triage github pull requests
- Push appropriate RFC at appropriate time
Timetable
Based upon a target GA in late November. Individual releases may be added or removed to accommodate development progress.
- Tag on Tuesday, release on Thursday
- 6 months pre-release phase
| Date | Release |
|---|---|
| Jun 10 2021 | Alpha 1 |
| Jun 24 2021 | Alpha 2 |
| Jul 08 2021 | Alpha 3 |
| Jul 20 2021 | Feature freeze |
| Jul 22 2021 | Beta 1 |
| Aug 05 2021 | Beta 2 |
| Aug 19 2021 | Beta 3 |
| Sep 02 2021 | RC 1 |
| Sep 16 2021 | RC 2 |
| Sep 30 2021 | RC 3 |
| Oct 14 2021 | RC 4 |
| Oct 28 2021 | RC 5 |
| Nov 11 2021 | RC 6 |
| Nov 25 2021 | GA |
Release Managers
- TBD
- TBD
Volunteers
This list only contains individuals who have formally and publicly volunteered via the internals mailing list. If you name is not here but you believe it should be, please post to the list, ideally in response to this announcement, but a new thread is fine.
Veteran volunteer(s):
Rookie candidates listed in the order in which they formally volunteered:
Voting
The call for volunteers is open until (provisionally) Monday, April 12th. If we have more volunteers than available positions, a vote will be held using STV (Single Transferrable Vote). Tie breaking will be at the discretion of the prior branch RMs.