WordPress 5.9.2 is released for security

Last updated: Apr 7, 2022

On March 11, 2022, WordPress 5.9.2 was released, a security and maintenance update that fixes three security issues and one bug.

WordPress 5.9.2 Release Date

WordPress 5.9.2 was released on March 11, 2022. The next major release is scheduled for 6.0.

Please refer to the following pages for release dates of other versions.

Updates in WordPress 5.9.2

Updating to WordPress 5.9.2 fixes three security issues and one bug.

Details of the modification can be found in the WordPress Trac.

All versions of WordPress 3.7 and later have also been updated. Please update promptly.

Server Requirements

The following requirements are recommended to run WordPress 5.9.2.

• PHP 7.4 or higher
• MySQL 5.7 or higher, or MariaDB 10.2 or higher
• Nginx or Apache

Please refer to the following article for server requirements.

How to update

To update to WordPress 5.9.2, click the Update Now button on the Dashboard Update page.

If automatic updates are enabled, updates will start in the background.

How to Download

You can get WordPress 5.9.2 from the download page.

Please refer to the following article on how to download WordPress.

How do I downgrade?

If you update to WordPress 5.9.2 and find problems, you can downgrade by installing WP Downgrade | Specific Core Version.

Other versions of WordPress 5.9

Updates for other versions of WordPress 5.9 are available here.