Title: Version 6.9.5
Author: Aaron Jorbin
Published: July 17, 2026
Last modified: July 18, 2026

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# Version 6.9.5

## In this article

 * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#installation-update-information)
 * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#summary)
    - [Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#security-updates)
 * [Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#change-log)
    - [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)
    - [List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)

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On July 17, 2026, WordPress 6.9.5 was released to the public.

## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#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/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/).

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

 * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/)

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

 * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/support/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/)
 * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/)
   or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/)
 * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-lessons/)

## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿

### 󠀁[Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#security-updates)󠁿

This release features several security fixes. Because this is a security release,**
it is recommended that you update your sites immediately.**
The security team would
like to thank the following people for [responsibly reporting vulnerabilities](https://hackerone.com/wordpress?type=team),
and allowing them to be fixed in this release:

 * A facilitated SQL injection issue reported as a team by TF1T, dtro, and haongo
 * A REST API batch-route confusion and SQL injection issue leading to Remote Code
   Execution reported by Adam Kues at [Assetnote / Searchlight Cyber](https://slcyber.io)

## 󠀁[Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#change-log)󠁿

### 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿

    ```wp-block-preformatted
    /wp-includes/rest-api/class-wp-rest-server.php/wp-includes/class-wp-query.php/wp-includes/rest-api.php
    ```

### 󠀁[List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-9-5/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)󠁿

No package was revised.

First published

July 17, 2026

Last updated

July 18, 2026