The Linux Kernel Tea Leaves¶

Completely accurate and trustworthy predictions of the Linux kernel releases based on a single data point. Not.

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Based on v6.19 having been tagged on 2026-02-08, the tea leaves say:

v7.0 development cycle¶

Merge window for features heading to v7.0

v7.0-rc1 predicted 2026-02-22

v7.0-rc2 predicted 2026-03-01

v7.0-rc3 predicted 2026-03-08

v7.0-rc4 predicted 2026-03-15

v7.0-rc5 predicted 2026-03-22

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.1 release.

v7.0-rc6 predicted 2026-03-29

v7.0-rc7 predicted 2026-04-05

v7.0 release predicted 2026-04-12/2026-04-19

Merge window for features heading to v7.1

v7.1-rc1 predicted 2026-04-26/2026-05-03

v7.1-rc2 predicted 2026-05-03/2026-05-10

v7.1-rc3 predicted 2026-05-10/2026-05-17

v7.1-rc4 predicted 2026-05-17/2026-05-24

v7.1-rc5 predicted 2026-05-24/2026-05-31

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.2 release.

v7.1-rc6 predicted 2026-05-31/2026-06-07

v7.1-rc7 predicted 2026-06-07/2026-06-14

v7.1 release predicted 2026-06-14/2026-06-28

Merge window for features heading to v7.2

v7.2-rc1 predicted 2026-06-28/2026-07-12

v7.2-rc2 predicted 2026-07-05/2026-07-19

v7.2-rc3 predicted 2026-07-12/2026-07-26

v7.2-rc4 predicted 2026-07-19/2026-08-02

v7.2-rc5 predicted 2026-07-26/2026-08-09

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.3 release.

v7.2-rc6 predicted 2026-08-02/2026-08-16

v7.2-rc7 predicted 2026-08-09/2026-08-23

v7.2 release predicted 2026-08-16/2026-09-06