id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc	focuses
65844	Branching tasks for 7.1	wildworks		"This ticket is for tracking the tasks required after branching as [https://make.wordpress.org/core/handbook/about/release-cycle/releasing-major-versions/#branching-before-release documented in the handbook].

On w.org:
- Update `WP_CORE_DEV_BRANCH`.

In `trunk`:
- Update `SECURITY.md` to include the new branch.
- Update the GitHub actions workflows that test branches to include the new branch.
- Update the `.version-support-(mysql|php).json` files in `trunk`.

In the new branch:
- Run `npm run grunt post-branching` to update GitHub Actions workflow files.
- Pin the `LOCAL_PHP` and `LOCAL_DB_VERSION` values to the highest supported versions.

On Trac:
- Create new tickets for the next release.

Previously:

- 7.0: #64966
- 6.9: #64235
- 6.8: #63164"	defect (bug)	new	normal	7.1	General		normal		has-patch