# WordPress and PHP versions

> The latest WordPress, the next release, and which WordPress and PHP branches still get fixes.

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## Now

- WordPress 7.1.4 (next: 7.2 Beta 4), needs PHP 7.4+ and MySQL 5.5.5+
- Gutenberg 24.3.1, PHP 8.5.12, MCP Adapter 0.7.1, WP-CLI 2.12.0

## WordPress branches

Older branches down to 4.7 still get backported core security fixes, best effort; below 4.7, none.

- 7.1: 7.1.4, active, PHP 7.4 - 8.5
- 7.0: 7.0.8, security only, PHP 7.4 - 8.5
- 6.9: 6.9.11, security only, PHP 7.2.24 - 8.5
- 6.8: 6.8.12, security only, PHP 7.2.24 - 8.4
- 6.7: 6.7.11, security only, PHP 7.2.24 - 8.4
- 6.6: 6.6.11, security only, PHP 7.2.24 - 8.3

## PHP branches

- 8.5: 8.5.12, active, security fixes until 2029-12-31
- 8.4: 8.4.27, active, security fixes until 2028-12-31
- 8.3: 8.3.36, security only, security fixes until 2027-12-31
- 8.2: 8.2.35, security only, security fixes until 2026-12-31
- 8.1: 8.1.34, end of life, security fixes until 2025-12-31
- 8.0: 8.0.30, end of life, security fixes until 2023-11-26