[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #64966: Post-branching tasks

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#64966: Post-branching tasks
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 Reporter:  desrosj         |       Owner:  desrosj
     Type:  task (blessed)  |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal          |   Milestone:  7.0
Component:  General         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                  |     Focuses:
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Description changed by desrosj:

Old description:

> 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].

New description:

 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.

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