This minor release features 12 bug fixes in Core<\/a> and 9 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 WordPress 6.5.3 is a short-cycle release. The next major release will be version 6.6<\/a> planned for July 2024.<\/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 6.5.3 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 This release was led by Aaron Jorbin<\/a> and Grant M. Kinney<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n WordPress 6.5.3 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Aaron Jorbin<\/a>, Adam Silverstein<\/a>, adrianduffell<\/a>, Aki Hamano<\/a>, Alan Fuller<\/a>, Anders Nor\u00e9n<\/a>, Andr\u00e9<\/a>, Andrea Fercia<\/a>, Andrew Ozz<\/a>, Andrew Serong<\/a>, Andy Fragen<\/a>, annezazu<\/a>, Arun Sharma<\/a>, Aslam Doctor<\/a>, Ben Keith<\/a>, Ben Ritner – Kadence WP<\/a>, bernhard-reiter<\/a>, Brian Alexander<\/a>, Carolina Nymark<\/a>, Colin Stewart<\/a>, CookiesForDevo<\/a>, Damon Cook<\/a>, Daniel Richards<\/a>, darerodz<\/a>, Dave Page<\/a>, David Baumwald<\/a>, David Levine<\/a>, Drew Jaynes<\/a>, Ella<\/a>, Erik<\/a>, evanltd<\/a>, Felix Arntz<\/a>, George Mamadashvili<\/a>, Grant M. 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