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On November 10, 2021, WordPress 5.8.2 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
Maintenance and Security updates
WordPress 5.8.2 features 1 security update and fixed 2 bugs.
Thanks and props!
The 5.8.2 release was led by Jonathan Desrosiers and Evan Mullins.
In addition to the security researchers and release squad members mentioned above, thank you to everyone who helped make WordPress 5.8.2 happen:
Ari Stathopoulos, Bradley Taylor, davidwebca, Evan Mullins, Greg Ziółkowski, Jonathan Desrosiers, Juliette Reinders Folmer, Mukesh Panchal, Sergey Biryukov, shimon246, and Yui.
List of Files Revised
wp-admin/includes/ajax-actions.php wp-admin/about.php wp-includes/certificates/ca-bundle.crt wp-includes/script-loader.php wp-includes/version.php