This minor release features 20 bug fixes in Core<\/a> and 10 bug fixes for the block editor<\/a>. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announcement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This release also features several security fixes. Because this is a security release, it is recommended that you update your sites immediately. All versions since WordPress 4.1 have also been updated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.2.1 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.3<\/a> planned for August 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have sites that support automatic background updates, the update process will begin automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can download WordPress 6.2.1 from WordPress.org<\/a>, or visit your WordPress Dashboard, click \u201cUpdates\u201d, and then click \u201cUpdate Now\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information on this release, please visit the HelpHub site<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The security team would like to thank the following people for responsibly reporting vulnerabilities, and allowing them to be fixed in this release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This release was led by Jb Audras<\/a>, George Mamadashvili<\/a>, Sergey Biryukov<\/a> and Peter Wilson<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.2.1 would not have been possible without the contributions of the following people. Their asynchronous coordination to deliver maintenance and security fixes into a stable release is a testament to the power and capability of the WordPress community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Adam Silverstein<\/a>, Aki Hamano<\/a>, amin<\/a>, Andrew Ozz<\/a>, Andrew Serong<\/a>, Andr\u00e9<\/a>, Ari Stathopoulos<\/a>, Birgit Pauli-Haack<\/a>, Chirag Rathod<\/a>, Colin Stewart<\/a>, Daniel Richards<\/a>, David Baumwald<\/a>, David Bi\u0148ovec<\/a>, Dennis Snell<\/a>, devshagor<\/a>, Dhrumil Kumbhani<\/a>, Dominik Schilling<\/a>, Ella<\/a>, George Mamadashvili<\/a>, Isabel Brison<\/a>, Jb Audras<\/a>, Joe Dolson<\/a>, Joen A.<\/a>, John Blackbourn<\/a>, Jonathan Desrosiers<\/a>, JuanMa Garrido<\/a>, Juliette Reinders Folmer<\/a>, Kai Hao<\/a>, Kailey (trepmal)<\/a>, Marc<\/a>, Marine EVAIN<\/a>, Matt Wiebe<\/a>, Mukesh Panchal<\/a>, nendeb<\/a>, Nick Diego<\/a>, nickpap<\/a>, Nik Tsekouras<\/a>, Pavan Patil<\/a>, Peter Wilson<\/a>, pouicpouic<\/a>, Riad Benguella<\/a>, Ryan Welcher<\/a>, Scott Reilly<\/a>, Sergey Biryukov<\/a>, Stephen Bernhardt<\/a>, tmatsuur<\/a>, TobiasBg<\/a>, Tonya Mork<\/a>, Ugyen Dorji<\/a>, Weston Ruter<\/a>, and zieladam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To get involved in WordPress core development, head over to Trac, pick a ticket<\/a>, and join the conversation in the #core<\/a> and #6-3-release-leads channels<\/a>. Need help? Check out the Core Contributor Handbook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSecurity updates included in this release<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\n
Thank you to these WordPress contributors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
How to contribute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n