(This is my favorite part of what I do.) To the 12,126 of you who have already downloaded WordPress 1.5, congrats for being on the ball....

WordPress 1.2.2 is now officially available for download. This release fixes a few bugs and security issues and is recommended for all...

I am relieved to announce that WordPress 1.2.1 is now available for download. This release addresses a few bugs and minor security issues...

I am very proud to announce the immediate availability of the much-anticipated 1.2 “Mingus” release of WordPress. You can download it...

A few issues came up with the last release candidate that made it important to test out the latest changes in a final beta release. Trust...

As I promised the other day, the first release candidate of WordPress 1.2 is available. It’s available from the usual place. We need a...

Peter Westwood has created a WordPress ebuild for the Gentoo Linux system, like I do. The ebuild currently has some weird dependencies,...

I’m very happy to kick off the 1.2 beta cycle tonight. In many ways version 1.2 represents the largest step forward since the inception...

Thanks to those who wrote in about the https://wordpress.org/latest link going to the old release, that has been fixed now. Share this:...

We realize that this development blog has been rather quiet lately, but the team has been working hard behind the scenes. As has been...

The latest WordPress 1.0.1 is now available. This is the fastest, most stable, and most secure WordPress ever. Share this: Twitter...

The release candidate for version 1.0.1 is now available in the usual place. The 1.0.1 release fixes all known issues with 1.0, has...

I am proud to announce that WordPress 1.0 is now available. As the version number indicates, this is a major step for us and a great deal...

I am very happy to announce that 0.72 is now available. Here are some of the new features: An important security fix Tons of bug fixes...

It’s available in the usual place, we need quick feedback on this. This release adds several new features and fixes an important security...

Beta 2 is now available. This contains numerous bugfixes, including one to the dreaded convert_char problem. Unless any outstanding bugs...

Please try it out and give us some feedback in the forums. Enjoy! Abbreviated upgrade instructions for the impatient: Upgrading from 0.71...

A new version of WordPress has been issued to fix a cross site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in post comments. All users are recommended...

We’re very proud to announce the immediate availability of the 0.71 release of WordPress. Don’t let the small version bump fool you, this...

This final beta fixes all known issues and then some. I’m running it on my own site and it’s great. Try it out and report any problems in...