WordPress 5.8 release cycle is different than previous ones in several ways but release squad navigates it with ease, even though not entirely without pressure. One of these differences is a decision to include, initially not planned, Beta 4 into the release cycle. This is not such a surprise when you know that there are 93 enhancements and feature requests, 158 bug fixes and 25 other blessed tasks, which brings us to 276 Trac tickets in total.