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Expand Up @@ -18,14 +18,14 @@ PHP on the fourth Thursday of November each year. Following the GA release, we
publish patch-level releases every four weeks, with at least one release
candidate (RC) published two weeks before each patch-level release.

Each major and minor version undergoes a 24-week pre-release cycle before GA
release. The pre-release cycle begins on the second Thursday of June with the
first alpha release of the new major/minor version. The pre-release cycle
consists of at least:
Each major and minor version undergoes a 20-week pre-release cycle before GA
release. The pre-release cycle begins on the second Thursday of July with the
first alpha release of the new major/minor version (usually; count back from the
GA release date). The pre-release cycle consists of at least:

- 3 alpha releases
- 3 beta releases
- 6 release candidates
- 4 release candidates

Feature freeze for the next major/minor occurs with the first beta release.

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