Hey everyone,
it’s time for our first release candidate for Kirby 5 
https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/releases/tag/5.0.0-rc.1
We are now officially heading towards the finish line. 
The release page and preliminary docs are already updated:
https://getkirby.com/releases/5
You can now find more information about the new PHP and JS Versions Api: https://getkirby.com/releases/5/changes#new-versions-php-api and we’ve also gathered some first examples for the improved Form classes and how you can use them: https://getkirby.com/releases/5/refactored-form-code The changelog has grown a bit more: https://getkirby.com/releases/5/changelog
How to update and test?
Please, don’t test in production first. There might still be issues although we worked a lot on making it as stable as possible. Have a rollback/backup plan ready.
Kirby Folder Download:
https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/archive/refs/tags/5.0.0-rc.1.zip
Composer:
composer require getkirby/cms:5.0.0-rc.1
Kirby CLI:
kirby install 5.0.0-rc.1
Remaining issues?
If you run into problems during your tests, please report them on Github: https://github.com/getkirby/kirby/issues
Compatible plugins
We’ve collected a list of plugins that are supposed to be compatible here: https://plugins.getkirby.com/supports/5
What’s left to do?
- We are currently working on some more plugin updates with the plugin devs
- The preliminary docs need to be turned into final docs
- If we find the time, we want to work on a few updates for the starterkit and demokit