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 v7.3 having been tagged on 2026-10-18, the tea leaves say:

v7.4 development cycle¶

Merge window for features heading to v7.4

v7.4-rc1 predicted 2026-11-01

v7.4-rc2 predicted 2026-11-08

v7.4-rc3 predicted 2026-11-15

v7.4-rc4 predicted 2026-11-22

v7.4-rc5 predicted 2026-11-29

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.5 release.

v7.4-rc6 predicted 2026-12-06

v7.4-rc7 predicted 2026-12-13

v7.4 release predicted 2026-12-20/2026-12-27

Merge window for features heading to v7.5

v7.5-rc1 predicted 2027-01-03/2027-01-10

v7.5-rc2 predicted 2027-01-10/2027-01-17

v7.5-rc3 predicted 2027-01-17/2027-01-24

v7.5-rc4 predicted 2027-01-24/2027-01-31

v7.5-rc5 predicted 2027-01-31/2027-02-07

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.6 release.

v7.5-rc6 predicted 2027-02-07/2027-02-14

v7.5-rc7 predicted 2027-02-14/2027-02-21

v7.5 release predicted 2027-02-21/2027-03-07

Merge window for features heading to v7.6

v7.6-rc1 predicted 2027-03-07/2027-03-21

v7.6-rc2 predicted 2027-03-14/2027-03-28

v7.6-rc3 predicted 2027-03-21/2027-04-04

v7.6-rc4 predicted 2027-03-28/2027-04-11

v7.6-rc5 predicted 2027-04-04/2027-04-18

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.7 release.

v7.6-rc6 predicted 2027-04-11/2027-04-25

v7.6-rc7 predicted 2027-04-18/2027-05-02

v7.6 release predicted 2027-04-25/2027-05-16