Title: Staging release &#8211; 2025/05/20
Author: WordPress VIP Documentation
Published: May 20, 2025
Last modified: August 5, 2025

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 1. [Changelog](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/)
 2. [VIP MU plugins [Staging]](https://docs.wpvip.com/changelog/vip-mu-plugins-staging/)
 3. Staging release – 2025/05/20

# Staging release – 2025/05/20

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 20 May 2025

20:30:19 GMT+0000

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### Added

 * Added a WordPress version compatibility check before loading the remote data 
   blocks integration.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6301](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6301)

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### Update wp-parsely submodule to version 3.19.0

We updated the wp-parsely submodule (used for local development environments) to
version 3.19.0.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6311](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6311)

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### wp-parsely default version was upgraded to 3.19

Changed the default version of wp-parsely from 3.18 to 3.19.

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6310](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6310)

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### Fixed

 * Improved compatibility for WooCommerce Downloadable product and VIP File service

[https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6304](https://github.com/Automattic/vip-go-mu-plugins/pull/6304)