PHP 8.5.3RC1 available for testing

PHP 8.5.3RC1 has just been released and may be downloaded from
https://downloads.php.net/~edorian/

Or use the git tag: php-8.5.3RC1

Windows binaries, once built, will be available at:
https://www.php.net/pre-release-builds.php#windows

Please test it carefully and report any bugs at
https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/new?template=bug_report.yml on GitHub.

8.5.3 should be expected in 2 weeks, on 12 Feb 2026.

Hash values and PGP signatures can be found below or at
https://gist.github.com/edorian/7eab95d68c087de476c9365c4b3b3c7e

Thank you, and happy testing!

Regards,
Volker Dusch, Daniel Scherzer, and Pierrick Charron


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