The PHP team is pleased to announce the release of PHP 8.1.0, RC 3.
This is the third release candidate, continuing the PHP 8.1 release cycle,
the rough outline of which is specified in the
PHP Wiki.

For source downloads of PHP 8.1.0, RC 3 please visit the
download page.

Please carefully test this version and report any issues found in the
bug reporting system.

Please DO NOT use this version in production, it is an early test version.

For more information on the new features and other changes, you can read the
NEWS file
or the UPGRADING
file for a complete list of upgrading notes. These files can also be
found in the release archive.

The next release will be the fourth release candidate (RC 4), planned
for 14 October 2021.

The signatures for the release can be found in
the manifest
or on the QA site.

Thank you for helping us make PHP better.