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WordPress 6.7.2 Maintenance Release

WordPress 6.7.2 is now available!

This minor release includes 35 bug fixes, addressing issues affecting multiple components including the block editor, HTML API, and Customize.

WordPress 6.7.2 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.8 planned for April 15, 2025.

If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.

You can download WordPress 6.7.2 from WordPress.org, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click “Updates”, and then click “Update Now”. For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site.

Thank you to these WordPress contributors

This release was led by Aaron Jorbin.

WordPress 6.7.2 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver maintenance fixes into a stable release is a testament to the power and capability of the WordPress community.

Aaron Jorbin, Alex Lende, Alexandre Buffet, Andreas Pedersen, Andrew Ozz, Ankit Kumar Shah, apermo, Benedikt Ledl, bernhard-reiter, Brian Alexander, Carlos Bravo, Carolina Nymark, Cyrille, Daniel Post, darerodz, David Calhoun, David Smith, Dennis Snell, dhewercorus, Dion Hulse, Doug Wollison, Ella, Eshaan Dabasiya, Fabian Kägy, Fabian Todt, Felix Arntz, Felix Renicks, Francis Cabusas, Frank B., George Mamadashvili, ghinamt, Glynn Quelch, Greg Ziółkowski, James Koster, Jarda Snajdr, Jb Audras, jdnd, jeryj, Joe Dolson, Joe McGill, Jon Surrell, Jonathan Desrosiers, juanwp22, Juliette Reinders Folmer, Karthick, Kazuto Takeshita, Kelly Choyce-Dwan, Ketan Niruke, Lena Morita, levskipg, Maciej Ma?kowiak, Mario Santos, Matthew Boynes, Mayank Tripathi, Michal Czaplinski, Miguel Fonseca, Mitchell Austin, mreishus, Mukesh Panchal, Nadir Seghir a11n, Narendra Sishodiya, Naresh Bheda, neotrope, Nick Diego, Olga Gleckler, Parth vataliya, Pascal Birchler, paullb, Peter Wilson, Pitam Dey, redkite, Rishav Dutta, robertstaddon, rvoigt, Sagar Tamang, Sainath Poojary, seanlanglands, Sergey Biryukov, Scott Reilly, Shyam Kariya, smerriman, Stephen Bernhardt, Sukhendu Sekhar Guria, TobiasBg, Tonya Mork, Vishy Moghan, Weston Ruter, wongjn, Yogesh Bhutkar, zaoyao

How to contribute

To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, pick a ticket, and join the conversation in the #core and #6-8-release-leads channels. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook.

Props to @joedolson, @joemcgill and @audrasjb for proofreading.

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