The default version of PHP in Cloud Platform is 8.2.
CHANGE
NW-10551
[Cloud Next] New Cloud Next environments and upgrades to Cloud Next environments are enhanced to use Ubuntu 20.04. For more information, see Configuring OS versions.
FIX
NW-10743
[Cloud Next] Cron jobs ran with legacy code.
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