Title: Version 6.5.2 Author: Steven Lin Published: April 9, 2024 Last modified: April 11, 2024 --- # Version 6.5.2 ## In this article * [Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#installation-update-information) * [Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#summary) - [Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#maintenance-updates) * [Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#changelog) - [List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised) - [List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised) [ Back to top](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#wp--skip-link--target) On April 9, 2024, WordPress 6.5.2 was released to the public. **Note: Due to an issue with the initial package, [WordPress 6.5.1 was not released](https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/04/09/what-happened-to-wordpress-6-5-1/). Version 6.5.2 is the first minor release for WordPress 6.5. ## 󠀁[Installation/Update Information](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#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/](https://wordpress.org/download/release-archive/). For step-by-step instructions on installing and updating WordPress: * [Updating WordPress](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/updating-wordpress/) If you are new to WordPress, we recommend that you begin with the following: * [New To WordPress – Where to Start](https://wordpress.org/support/article/new_to_wordpress_-_where_to_start/) * [First Steps With WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/article/first-steps-with-wordpress/) or [Upgrading WordPress Extended](https://wordpress.org/documentation/article/upgrading-wordpress-extended-instructions/) * [WordPress Lessons](https://wordpress.org/support/article/wordpress-lessons/) ## 󠀁[Summary](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#summary)󠁿 ### 󠀁[Security updates](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#maintenance-updates)󠁿 This security and maintenance release features [2 bug fixes on Core](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&id=!60398&milestone=6.5.1&group=status&order=priority), [12 bug fixes for the Block Editor](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/60577), and 1 security fix: * A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Avatar block type; reported by [John Blackbourn](https://johnblackbourn.com/) of the WordPress security team. Many thanks to [Mat Rollings](https://twitter.com/stealthcopter) for assisting with the research. The earliest release requiring patching was WordPress 6.0. **Thank you to everyone who contributed to WordPress 6.5.2**: [Aaron Jorbin](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jorbin/), [Aki Hamano](https://profiles.wordpress.org/wildworks), [Andrei Draganescu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/andraganescu), [Artemio Morales](https://profiles.wordpress.org/artemiosans), [Caleb Burks](https://profiles.wordpress.org/iCaleb), [colind](https://profiles.wordpress.org/colind), [Daniel Richards](https://profiles.wordpress.org/talldanwp), [Dominik Schilling](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ocean90), [Fabian Kägy](https://profiles.wordpress.org/fabiankaegy), [George Mamadashvili](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mamaduka), [Greg Ziółkowski](https://profiles.wordpress.org/gziolo), [Isabel Brison](https://profiles.wordpress.org/isabel_brison), [Jb Audras](https://profiles.wordpress.org/audrasjb), [Joe McGill](https://profiles.wordpress.org/joemcgill), [John Blackbourn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion), [Jonathan Desrosiers](https://profiles.wordpress.org/desrosj), [Lovekesh Kumar](https://profiles.wordpress.org/thelovekesh), [Matias Benedetto](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mmaattiiaass), [Mukesh Panchal](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mukesh27), [Pascal Birchler](https://profiles.wordpress.org/swissspidy), [Peter Wilson](https://profiles.wordpress.org/peterwilsoncc), [Sean Fisher](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sean212), [Sergey Biryukov](https://profiles.wordpress.org/SergeyBiryukov), and [Scott Reilly](https://profiles.wordpress.org/coffee2code/). This release was led by [John Blackbourn](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnbillion/), [Isabel Brison](https://profiles.wordpress.org/isabel_brison/), and [Aaron Jorbin](https://github.com/sponsors/aaronjorbin/). For more information, [browse the full list of changes on Trac](https://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&resolution=fixed&milestone=6.4.3&order=priority). ## 󠀁[Change log](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#changelog)󠁿 ### 󠀁[List of files revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#list-of-files-revised)󠁿 ```wp-block-preformatted /wp-admin/about.php/wp-includes/block-template-utils.php/wp-includes/fonts.php/wp-includes/version.php/wp-includes/assets/script-loader-packages.min.php/wp-includes/blocks/avatar.phppackage-lock.jsonpackage.json ``` ### 󠀁[List of packages revised](https://wordpress.org/documentation/wordpress-version/version-6-5-2/?output_format=md#list-of-packages-revised)󠁿 ```wp-block-preformatted @wordpress/block-directory - 4.28.10@wordpress/block-editor - 12.19.8@wordpress/block-library - 8.28.10@wordpress/commands - 0.22.6@wordpress/components - 26.0.6@wordpress/core-commands - 0.20.8@wordpress/core-data - 6.28.8@wordpress/customize-widgets - 4.28.10@wordpress/dataviews - 0.5.7@wordpress/edit-post - 7.28.10@wordpress/edit-site - 5.28.10@wordpress/edit-widgets - 5.28.10@wordpress/editor - 13.28.8@wordpress/format-library - 4.28.8@wordpress/interface - 5.28.6@wordpress/list-reusable-blocks - 4.28.6@wordpress/nux - 8.13.6@wordpress/patterns - 1.12.8@wordpress/plugins - 6.19.6@wordpress/preferences - 3.28.6@wordpress/reusable-blocks - 4.28.8@wordpress/server-side-render - 4.28.7@wordpress/widgets - 3.28.8 ``` First published April 9, 2024 Last updated April 11, 2024