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>Seems like a pretty minor bugfix release

It is. PHP 8.1 enters security support phase in about a month, so it's likely the final release of active support era.

I run a multi-version PHP + Nginx server for a CMS project I'm involved with, which involves obtaining & compiling from source on a regular basis. This is just another scheduled (every 4 weeks) patch release.

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I guess there will be one last release towards Nov 23, because I'm already seeing some activity (https://github.com/php/php-src/commits/PHP-8.1/).

Yes, you're right. I stand corrected! It'll be tagged on Nov 21 and released Nov 23, if the current schedule doesn't change.

I assume the security changes will use the branch you linked above, so there will likely be more activity until EOL in late Nov 2024.

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