[Windows ] Breaking change : PHP 8.3.* version will be updated to PHP 8.4.* from 2025-01-31

[RaviAkshintala]

Breaking changes

PHP 8.3.* version will be removed and PHP 8.4.* will be added from 2025-01-31

Target date

Image deployment will start on 2025-01-27 and will take 2-3 days

The motivation for the changes

Updating the PHP version to the latest i.e, 8.4*. Customers will be able to use the latest version.

Possible impact

If your projects depend on PHP 8.3.* they might be broken.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04
• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 12
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Mitigation ways

Customers should be able to use the latest version of PHP 8.4.*
N/A

[RaviAkshintala]

PR

[da-off13]

Breaking changes

PHP 8.3.* version will be removed and PHP 8.4.* will be added from January 31,2025

Target date

Image deployment will start on January 27,2025 and will take 2-3 days

The motivation for the changes

Updating the PHP version to the latest i.e, 8.4*. Customers will be able to use the latest version.

Possible impact

If your projects depend on PHP 8.3.* they might be broken.

Platforms affected

• Azure DevOps[x] GitHub Actions

Runner images affected

• Ubuntu 20.04[ ] Ubuntu 22.04[ ] Ubuntu 24.04[ ] macOS 12[ ] macOS 13[ ] macOS 13 Arm64[ ] macOS 14[ ] macOS 14 Arm64[ ] macOS 15[ ] macOS 15 Arm64[x] Windows Server 2019[x] Windows Server 2022[x] Windows Server 2025

Mitigation ways

Customers should be able to use the latest version of PHP 8.4.* N/A