WordPress 6.8.1 Now Released!
This minor maintenance release fixes 15 bugs across the core and the block editor, addressing issues that impact multiple areas of WordPress including the block editor, multisite, and the REST API. For the full list of bug fixes, refer to the release candidate announcement.
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WordPress 6.8.1 is a short-cycle maintenance release. Additional maintenance updates will be rolled out throughout 2025.
If your site supports automatic background updates, the update process will start automatically.
You can download WordPress 6.8.1 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress dashboard, click **Updates**, then click **Update Now**. For more information about this release, visit the HelpHub site.
Thank You to the Following WordPress Contributors
This release is led by Aaron Jorbin.
WordPress 6.8.1 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following individuals. Their asynchronous collaboration to deliver maintenance fixes to the stable release fully demonstrates the strength and capability of the WordPress community.
Aaron Jorbin, Adam Silverstein, Aki Hamano, Ankit Panchal, bernhard-reiter, Carolina Nymark, Code Amp, Daniel Richards, David Baumwald, David Levine, Dilip Bheda, Dion Hulse, dsawyers, eduwass, Erick Hitter, Estela Rueda, Fabian Kägy, George Mamadashvili, Greg Ziółkowski, H. Kabir, hideishi, Himanshu Pathak, jarekmorawski, Jb Audras, Jeffrey Paul, Jeffro, Jeremy Felt, Joe Dolson, Joe McGill, Joen A., John James Jacoby, Jonathan Desrosiers, Jonny Harris, Joshua Goode, Karthikeya Bethu, Kingsley Felix, Konstantin Obenland, Lena Morita, LilGames, megane9988, Michelle Schulp Hunt, Mitchell Austin, Mukesh Panchal, nickwilmot, Nikunj Hatkar, Pascal Birchler, Paul Biron, Peter Wilson, Pratik Londhe, Presskopp, Sainath Poojary, Scott Kingsley Clark, Scott Reilly, Sergey Biryukov, SirLouen, Sören Wünsch, Sourav Pahwa, Stephen Bernhardt, takuword, Tushar Patel, Weston Ruter, Yogesh Bhutkar
How to Contribute
To get involved with WordPress core development, head to Trac, submit a ticket, and join the discussions in the #core and #6-8-release-leads channels. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook.
Thank you to @estelaris and @joedolson for their proofreading.
This is a discussion topic split from the original thread at https://cn.wordpress.org/2025/05/01/wordpress-6-8-1/