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 v7.0 having been tagged on 2026-04-12, the tea leaves say:

v7.1 development cycle¶

Merge window for features heading to v7.1

v7.1-rc1 predicted 2026-04-26

v7.1-rc2 predicted 2026-05-03

v7.1-rc3 predicted 2026-05-10

v7.1-rc4 predicted 2026-05-17

v7.1-rc5 predicted 2026-05-24

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

v7.1-rc6 predicted 2026-05-31

v7.1-rc7 predicted 2026-06-07

v7.1 release predicted 2026-06-14/2026-06-21

Merge window for features heading to v7.2

v7.2-rc1 predicted 2026-06-28/2026-07-05

v7.2-rc2 predicted 2026-07-05/2026-07-12

v7.2-rc3 predicted 2026-07-12/2026-07-19

v7.2-rc4 predicted 2026-07-19/2026-07-26

v7.2-rc5 predicted 2026-07-26/2026-08-02

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

v7.2-rc6 predicted 2026-08-02/2026-08-09

v7.2-rc7 predicted 2026-08-09/2026-08-16

v7.2 release predicted 2026-08-16/2026-08-30

Merge window for features heading to v7.3

v7.3-rc1 predicted 2026-08-30/2026-09-13

v7.3-rc2 predicted 2026-09-06/2026-09-20

v7.3-rc3 predicted 2026-09-13/2026-09-27

v7.3-rc4 predicted 2026-09-20/2026-10-04

v7.3-rc5 predicted 2026-09-27/2026-10-11

The drm subsystem deadline for features heading to v7.4 release.

v7.3-rc6 predicted 2026-10-04/2026-10-18

v7.3-rc7 predicted 2026-10-11/2026-10-25

v7.3 release predicted 2026-10-18/2026-11-08