---
title: "Cloud Platform - May 19, 2024 "
date: "2025-09-12T05:57:24+00:00"
summary: "Cloud Platform updates: PHP 8.2 default, Ubuntu 20.04 for Cloud Next, and cron job fix. Stay current with our latest improvements."
image:
type: "announcement"
url: "/acquia-cloud-platform/release/2024-05-19/81376-cloud-platform-may-19-2024"
id: "05970048-62db-47e4-8033-69e469134b78"
---

**Type**

**Related ticket**

**Release note**

CHANGE

PC-19913

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](/acquia-cloud-platform/configuring-os-versions "Configuring OS versions").

FIX

NW-10743

\[**Cloud Next**\] Cron jobs ran with legacy code.