PHP 8.6 Releases

PHP 8.6 is the active development branch, expected to be released towards the end of the 2026.

PHP 8.6 is a development branch that has not reached General Availability (GA). The releases below are meant to be used testing the upcoming PHP versions, and not for production systems.

Version Status

Upcoming Release

Latest Release

8.6.0beta1

PHP 8.6.0beta1 QA Release Latest
PHP 8.6.0alpha3 Security Update QA Release
PHP 8.6.0alpha2 Security Update QA Release
PHP 8.6.0alpha1 QA Release