TARGET_VERSION=7.1-RC2
SOURCE=https://downloads.wordpress.org/release/wordpress-7.1-RC2.zip (HTTP 200, official downloads.wordpress.org)
RELEASE_TYPE=Release Candidate
DATE=2026-08-17
FINAL_RELEASE_AVAILABLE=NO (official beta-channel response did not list a final 7.1; it listed 7.1-RC3 development)
NOTE=7.1-RC3 development is currently advertised by the beta endpoint, but this protocol explicitly targets RC2 for reproducibility; it was not substituted.