--- title: Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0 description: Linus Torvalds announced that the next kernel version will be Linux 7.0, following the release of Linux 6.19 stable. The version jump is due to Torvalds... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/i8eskenro twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0 | daily.dev og:description: Linus Torvalds announced that the next kernel version will be Linux 7.0, following the release of Linux 6.19 stable. The version jump is due to Torvalds... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/i8eskenro og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/i8ESKENrO.png og:image:alt: Post cover image og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0 **[Linux Community](https://daily.dev/sources/linuxcom)** · [@qwertydiy](https://daily.dev/qwertydiy) · 5 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Linus Torvalds announced that the next kernel version will be Linux 7.0, following the release of Linux 6.19 stable. The version jump is due to Torvalds running out of fingers and toes for counting. The Linux 7.0 merge window opens tomorrow and will run for two weeks, with the stable release expected in mid-April. This version will be included in Ubuntu 26.04 LTS. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@andradei** · 0 upvotes > It could also go to 56.2 and start tracking the verison by his age. **@qwertydiy** · 0 upvotes > Also isn't this a very bizarre way of counting versions? ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Don’t just attend KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon, Merge Forward your experience\!](https://daily.dev/posts/don-t-just-attend-kubecon-cloudnativecon-merge-forward-your-experience--l0rpp73x8) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Announcing H2 2026 KCDs](https://daily.dev/posts/announcing-h2-2026-kcds-m96goajm1) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Two months of Open Community Groups](https://daily.dev/posts/two-months-of-open-community-groups-asf52zhbs) · CNCF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Unveils Schedule for KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Europe 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-unveils-schedule-for-kubecon-cloudnativecon-europe-2026-ikhcoa5cb) · CNCF · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [CNCF Debuts KubeCon \+ CloudNativeCon Japan 2026 Schedule](https://daily.dev/posts/cncf-debuts-kubecon-cloudnativecon-japan-2026-schedule-xp5pyudub) · CNCF · 1 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#ubuntu](https://daily.dev/tags/ubuntu) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/i8eskenro) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https://daily.dev/posts/i8eskenro","headline":"Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0","text":"Shared: Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i8eskenro","datePublished":"2026-02-09T15:25:20.351Z","dateModified":"2026-02-09T15:25:20.353Z","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rene Yibowei","url":"https://daily.dev/qwertydiy","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--QlvtioAW--/f_auto/v1746524446/avatars/avatar_aTUl3chxFyPngKtboGisL","description":"Secondary School Student doing the Full Stack with Linux, currently learning Data Science","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":18580}},"image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--qPvKM23u--/f_auto/v1722860399/public/Placeholder%2009","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":5},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":2}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/kfdS62Kgt"},"comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"It could also go to 56.2 and start tracking the verison by his age.","datePublished":"2026-02-10T13:53:04.010Z","dateModified":"2026-02-10T13:53:30.185Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i8ESKENrO#c-3PN1EMIHZ","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Isaac de Andrade","url":"https://daily.dev/andradei","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/2653546?v=4"}},{"@type":"Comment","text":"Also isn’t this a very bizarre way of counting versions?","datePublished":"2026-02-10T15:58:46.707Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i8ESKENrO#c-z1yJVQ9pu","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Rene Yibowei","url":"https://daily.dev/qwertydiy","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--QlvtioAW--/f_auto/v1746524446/avatars/avatar_aTUl3chxFyPngKtboGisL"}}],"isPartOf":{"@type":"WebPage","url":"https://daily.dev/squads/linuxcom","name":"Linux Community"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Linux Community","item":"https://daily.dev/squads/linuxcom"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Linus Torvalds Confirms The Next Kernel Is Linux 7.0"}]} ```