On March 10, 2022, WordPress 5.7.6 was released to the public.
Installation/Update Information
To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/.
For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:
If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:
- New To WordPress – Where to Start
- First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended
- WordPress Lessons
Summary
Security & Maintenance updates
This security and maintenance release features 1 bug fix in addition to 3 security fix. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 3.7 have also been updated.
Credits
The release was led by Jb Audras, with the help of Jorge Costa on package updates, Sergey Biryukov on mission control, and David Baumwald on backport commits.
In addition to the release squad members mentioned above, thank you to everyone who helped make this release happen:
Alan Jacob Mathew, Alex Concha, André, Anton Vlasenko, David Baumwald, ehtis, Jb Audras, Jorge Costa, Peter Wilson, Sergey Biryukov, Tonya Mork, and ironprogrammer.
List of updated packages
@wordpress/api-fetch@3.21.6 @wordpress/block-directory@1.18.15 @wordpress/block-editor@5.2.13 @wordpress/block-library@2.28.12 @wordpress/core-data@2.25.11 @wordpress/data-controls@1.20.10 @wordpress/e2e-test-utils@5.0.4 @wordpress/e2e-tests@2.0.11 @wordpress/edit-post@3.26.15 @wordpress/edit-site@1.16.15 @wordpress/edit-widgets@1.2.15 @wordpress/editor@9.25.14 @wordpress/format-library@1.26.13 @wordpress/list-reusable-blocks@1.25.10 @wordpress/media-utils@1.19.6 @wordpress/reusable-blocks@1.1.13 @wordpress/server-side-render@1.20.10 @wordpress/url@2.21.3
List of Files Revised
/wp-admin/about.php /wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.php /wp-includes/script-loader.php /wp-includes/js/jquery/jquery.query.js /wp-includes/version.php