WordPress 7.1.0 was released August 19, 2026. While the work of a major release team includes people filling many different positions, maintenance release teams generally are considerably smaller, often 1–3 people. Minor release managers are responsible for: Triaging bugs in coordination with committers and component maintainers. Drafting announcements for the release. Preparing for and running…

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WordPress core team is calling for volunteers to serve as release managers for the upcoming 7.1.x maintenance releases, following the 7.1.0 release on August 19, 2026. Maintenance release teams are typically smaller than major release teams, and the post outlines general ways to get involved with WordPress core development, including bug tracking, good-first-bugs, bug scrubs, and the contributor handbook.

Call for WordPress 7.1.x Release Managers