Title: WordPress 6.7 Release Party Schedule Author: David Baumwald Published: September 24, 2024 Last modified: November 12, 2024 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) [David Baumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) 1:28 am _on_ September 24, 2024 Tags: [6-7 ( 75 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/6-7/), [release ( 40 )](https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/release/)    # WordPress 6.7 Release Party Schedule This post aims to prepare a calendar with the expected start time for each release party and who is involved in the upcoming [6.7 milestone](https://make.wordpress.org/core/6-7/). The WordPress 6.7 release squad includes a significant number of contributors based in the APAC region. To account for this, release party times will be shifted during the WordPress 6.7 betaBeta A pre-release of software that is given out to a large group of users to trial under real conditions. Beta versions have gone through alpha testing in-house and are generally fairly close in look, feel and function to the final product; however, design changes often occur as part of the process. period to be more APAC friendly. The release party schedule will remain unchanged during the Release Candidaterelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/24/wordpress-6-7-release-party-schedule/?output_format=md#alpha-beta). phase and for the final release of WordPress 6.7. This is for practical reasons to allow additional contributors to attend and assist with release testing during the final weeks of the release cycle. As has been seen in previous release cycles, things can change at the last minute, so expect some flexibility. The release squad will do its best to respect the calendar and communicate any changes promptly. | Date/Time | Milestone | Emcee | Committercommitter A developer with commit access. WordPress has five lead developers and four permanent core developers with commit access. Additionally, the project usually has a few guest or component committers - a developer receiving commit access, generally for a single release cycle (sometimes renewed) and/or for a specific component. | Security | Mission Control | Marketing & Communications | | [Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 01:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241001T0100) | Beta 1 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@noisysocks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noisysocks/) | [@kirasong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirasong/) | [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/), [@dd32](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at 00:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241008T0000) | Beta 2 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@noisysocks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noisysocks/) | [@kirasong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirasong/) | [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/), [@dd32](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 00:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241015T0000) | Beta 3 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@noisysocks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/noisysocks/) | [@kirasong](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kirasong/) | [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/), [@dd32](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dd32/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 16:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241022T1600) | RCrelease candidate One of the final stages in the version release cycle, this version signals the potential to be a final release to the public. Also see [alpha (beta)](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/09/24/wordpress-6-7-release-party-schedule/?output_format=md#alpha-beta). 1 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Tuesday, October 29, 2024 at 16:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241029T1600) | RC 2 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Tuesday, November 5, 2024 at 16:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241105T1600) | RC 3 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 17:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241107T1700) | RC 4 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Monday, November 11, 2024 at 18:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241111T1800) | RC 5 | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Monday, November 11, 2024 at 19:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241111T1900) | Dry Run & 24-Hour Code Freeze | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | | [Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at 20:00 UTC](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?iso=20241112T2000)*** | General Release | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | TBA | TBA | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/), [@sergeybiryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sergeybiryukov/) | [@davidbaumwald](https://profiles.wordpress.org/davidbaumwald/) | ***_This time changes by an hour during the cycle to allow for Daylight Savings Time and the 24-hour code freeze before final release._ Props [@peterwilsoncc](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc/) for proofreading and peer review. 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