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Perl 5 version history
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<p><a href="/facts/Perl/fx31kjlT">Perl</a> is an <a href="/facts/Open_source/7X9rCdz4">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> whose first version, 1.0, was released in 1987. The following table contains the Perl 5 version history, showing its release versions. Not all versions are covered yet. </p><p>Note that additional minor release versions may not be shown in this chart, unless they include notable changes or are the latest supported version. Additional information can be found on <a href="https://perldoc.perl.org/index-history.html">the official Perl website</a>. </p>