Version 6.3.1

On August 29, 2023, WordPress 6.3.1 was released to the public.

Installation/Update Information

To get this version, update automatically from the Dashboard > Updates menu in your site’s admin area or visit https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/.

For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress:

• Updating WordPress

If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following:

• New To WordPress – Where to Start
• First Steps With WordPress or Upgrading WordPress Extended
• WordPress Lessons

Summary

Maintenance updates

This minor release features 4 bug fixes in Core and 6 bug fixes for the block editor. You can review a summary of the maintenance updates in this release by reading the Release Candidate announcement.

Credits

This release was led by Jb Audras and Andrew Ozz, with the help of Sergey Biryukov on mission control, and Isabel Brison who worked on Gutenberg backports.

Thank you to everyone who helped make WordPress 6.3.1 happen:

@antonvlasenko, @audrasjb, @austinginder, @azaozz, @dd32, @dlh, @frankit, @get_dave, @hellofromTonya, @khokansardar, @mathsgrinds, @mukesh27, @peterwilsoncc, @Presskopp, @rajinsharwar, @RavanH, @sergeybiryukov, and @tmatsuur.

Changelog

List of updated packages

@wordpress/block-directory – 4.12.16
@wordpress/block-editor – 12.3.13
@wordpress/block-library – 8.12.16
@wordpress/core-commands – 0.4.14
@wordpress/core-data – 6.12.14
@wordpress/customize-widgets – 4.12.16
@wordpress/edit-post – 7.12.16
@wordpress/edit-site – 5.12.16
@wordpress/edit-widgets – 5.12.16
@wordpress/editor – 13.12.14
@wordpress/format-library – 4.12.13
@wordpress/reusable-blocks – 4.12.14
@wordpress/widgets – 3.12.14

List of Files Revised

package-lock.json
package.json
/wp-admin/about.php
/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-site-health.php
/wp-admin/includes/update-core.php
/wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.min.php
/wp-includes/blocks/footnotes.php
/wp-includes/class-wp-classic-to-block-menu-converter.php
/wp-includes/class-wp-navigation-fallback.php
/wp-includes/class-wp-user-query.php
/wp-includes/media.php
/wp-includes/version.php