--- title: Linus Torvalds confirms next Linux will be version 7.0 description: Linus Torvalds announced that Linux kernel 7.0 will follow the current 6.19 release, continuing his tradition of incrementing major versions after 19 minor... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/linus-torvalds-confirms-next-linux-will-be-version-7-0-tk9u4hkg8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Linus Torvalds confirms next Linux will be version 7.0 | daily.dev og:description: Linus Torvalds announced that Linux kernel 7.0 will follow the current 6.19 release, continuing his tradition of incrementing major versions after 19 minor... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/linus-torvalds-confirms-next-linux-will-be-version-7-0-tk9u4hkg8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/tK9U4hKG8.png og:image:alt: Linus Torvalds confirms next Linux will be version 7.0 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 next Linux will be version 7.0 **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Linus Torvalds announced that Linux kernel 7.0 will follow the current 6.19 release, continuing his tradition of incrementing major versions after 19 minor releases when he "runs out of fingers and toes." Kernel 6.19 introduces a Live Update Orchestrator for VM-friendly kernel upgrades, encrypted PCIe-to-VM communications, improved Intel/AMD/RISC-V processor support, and networking optimizations that can quadruple data transfer speeds in certain scenarios. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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