diff --git a/reference/ffi/ffi.cdata.xml b/reference/ffi/ffi.cdata.xml
index 2724ce329d47..e724c3fb764b 100644
--- a/reference/ffi/ffi.cdata.xml
+++ b/reference/ffi/ffi.cdata.xml
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@
        Any C data can be visualized using <function>var_dump</function>, <function>print_r</function>, etc.
       </simpara>
      </listitem>
+     <listitem>
+      <simpara>
+       <classname>FFI\CData</classname> can now be assigned to structs and fields as of PHP 8.3.0.
+      </simpara>
+     </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
     <note>
      <simpara>
@@ -107,6 +112,28 @@
 
   </section>
 
+  <section role="changelog">
+   &reftitle.changelog;
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        <classname>FFI\CData</classname> can now be assigned to structs and fields.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </section>
+
  </partintro>
 
  <!-- &reference.ffi.entities.ffi-cdata; -->
diff --git a/reference/ffi/ffi/cast.xml b/reference/ffi/ffi/cast.xml
index 24b1f5670e6e..73b256fd70d9 100644
--- a/reference/ffi/ffi/cast.xml
+++ b/reference/ffi/ffi/cast.xml
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
-  <methodsynopsis role="FFI">
-   <modifier>public</modifier> <modifier>static</modifier> <type class="union"><type>FFI\CData</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>FFI::cast</methodname>
-   <methodparam><type class="union"><type>FFI\CType</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam><type class="union"><type>FFI\CData</type><type>int</type><type>float</type><type>bool</type><type>null</type></type><parameter role="reference">ptr</parameter></methodparam>
-  </methodsynopsis>
   <methodsynopsis role="FFI">
    <modifier>public</modifier> <type class="union"><type>FFI\CData</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>FFI::cast</methodname>
    <methodparam><type class="union"><type>FFI\CType</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
@@ -24,9 +19,7 @@
    The resulting object does not own the C data, and the source <parameter>ptr</parameter>
    must survive the result. The C type may be specified as a <type>string</type> with any
    valid C type declaration or as <classname>FFI\CType</classname> object, created before.
-   If this method is called statically, it must only use predefined C type names (e.g.
-   <literal>int</literal>, <literal>char</literal>, etc.); if the method is called as
-   instance method, any type declared for the instance is allowed.
+   Any type declared for the instance is allowed.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -60,6 +53,30 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        Calling <methodname>FFI::cast</methodname> statically is now deprecated.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
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diff --git a/reference/ffi/ffi/new.xml b/reference/ffi/ffi/new.xml
index b5a5ff623e19..85f2c8b76284 100644
--- a/reference/ffi/ffi/new.xml
+++ b/reference/ffi/ffi/new.xml
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
-  <methodsynopsis role="FFI">
-   <modifier>public</modifier> <modifier>static</modifier> <type class="union"><type>FFI\CData</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>FFI::new</methodname>
-   <methodparam><type class="union"><type>FFI\CType</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>owned</parameter><initializer>&true;</initializer></methodparam>
-   <methodparam choice="opt"><type>bool</type><parameter>persistent</parameter><initializer>&false;</initializer></methodparam>
-  </methodsynopsis>
   <methodsynopsis role="FFI">
    <modifier>public</modifier> <type class="union"><type>FFI\CData</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>FFI::new</methodname>
    <methodparam><type class="union"><type>FFI\CType</type><type>string</type></type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
@@ -22,9 +16,7 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
   <para>
    Creates a native data structure of the given C type.
-   If this method is called statically, it must only use predefined C type names (e.g.
-   <literal>int</literal>, <literal>char</literal>, etc.); if the method is called as
-   instance method, any type declared for the instance is allowed.
+   Any type declared for the instance is allowed.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -72,6 +64,29 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        Calling <methodname>FFI::new</methodname> statically is now deprecated.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
 
 </refentry>
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diff --git a/reference/ffi/ffi/type.xml b/reference/ffi/ffi/type.xml
index 1f2a676c30d1..94f95f6f53ac 100644
--- a/reference/ffi/ffi/type.xml
+++ b/reference/ffi/ffi/type.xml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@
 
  <refsect1 role="description">
   &reftitle.description;
-  <methodsynopsis role="FFI">
-   <modifier>public</modifier> <modifier>static</modifier> <type class="union"><type>FFI\CType</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>FFI::type</methodname>
-   <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
-  </methodsynopsis>
   <methodsynopsis role="FFI">
    <modifier>public</modifier> <type class="union"><type>FFI\CType</type><type>null</type></type><methodname>FFI::type</methodname>
    <methodparam><type>string</type><parameter>type</parameter></methodparam>
@@ -19,9 +15,7 @@
   <para>
    This function creates and returns a <classname>FFI\CType</classname> object for the
    given <type>string</type> containing a C type declaration.
-   If this method is called statically, it must only use predefined C type names (e.g.
-   <literal>int</literal>, <literal>char</literal>, etc.); if the method is called as
-   instance method, any type declared for the instance is allowed.
+   Any type declared for the instance is allowed.
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
@@ -47,6 +41,30 @@
   </para>
  </refsect1>
 
+ <refsect1 role="changelog">
+  &reftitle.changelog;
+  <para>
+   <informaltable>
+    <tgroup cols="2">
+     <thead>
+      <row>
+       <entry>&Version;</entry>
+       <entry>&Description;</entry>
+      </row>
+     </thead>
+     <tbody>
+      <row>
+       <entry>8.3.0</entry>
+       <entry>
+        Calling <methodname>FFI::type</methodname> statically is now deprecated.
+       </entry>
+      </row>
+     </tbody>
+    </tgroup>
+   </informaltable>
+  </para>
+ </refsect1>
+
 </refentry>
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