WordPress 6.5.3 Maintenance Release

WordPress 6.5.3 is now available!

This maintenance release fixes 12 bugs in Core, and fixes 9 bugs in the block editor. You can read the release candidate announcement to view a summary of the maintenance updates in this release.

WordPress 6.5.3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.6, scheduled for release in July 2024.

If your site supports automatic background updates, the update process will start automatically.

You can download WordPress 6.5.3 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress dashboard, click "Updates", then click "Update Now".

For more information about this release, please visit the HelpHub website.

Thank you to these WordPress contributors

This release was led by Aaron Jorbin and Grant M. Kinney.

WordPress 6.5.3 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver maintenance fixes to the stable release demonstrates the strength and capability of the WordPress community.

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Aaron JorbinAdam SilversteinadrianduffellAki HamanoAlan FullerAnders NorénAndréAndrea FerciaAndrew OzzAndrew SerongAndy FragenannezazuArun SharmaAslam DoctorBen KeithBen Ritner – Kadence WPbernhard-reiterBrian AlexanderCarolina NymarkColin StewartCookiesForDevoDamon CookDaniel RichardsdarerodzDave PageDavid BaumwaldDavid LevineDrew JaynesEllaErikevanltdFelix ArntzGeorge MamadashviliGrant M. KinneyGreg ZiółkowskiIsabel BrisonJames HuffJason AdamsJb AudrasJeffrey PaulJeremy HerveJessica LyschikJoe DolsonJoe McGilljordesignJorge CostaJoshua GoodeKai HaoKevin HoffmanKhokan SardarluisherranzMatias BenedettoMatt CromwellMd Sahadat HusainMukesh PanchalNarendra SishodiyaNik TsekourasPascal BirchlerPeter WilsonramonopolyRoy TanckSal FerrarelloSarah NorrisSergey BiryukovStephen BernhardtSteve JonesTom CafferkeyWilliamGYannis Guyon

How to contribute

To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, pick a ticket, and join the conversation in #core and #6-6-release-leads channels. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook.


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