Linux Weekly Releases (Week 16 – 4/18/2026)
Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs.
This week, the below Linux kernel versions under the v7.x series are released:
SeriesVersionFull sourcePatchSignatureDatev7.0.xv7.0.0
LinkLinkLink4/13/2026
Alongside v7.x, here are the v6.x versions that were released:
SeriesVersionFull sourcePatchSignatureDatev6.1.xv6.1.169
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026v6.6.xv6.6.135
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026v6.12.xv6.12.82
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026v6.18.xv6.18.23
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026v6.19.xv6.19.13
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026
For users who prefer to stay in the v5.x series, here are the latest releases:
SeriesVersionFull sourcePatchSignatureDatev5.10.xv5.10.253
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026v5.15.xv5.15.203
LinkLinkLink4/18/2026
Please note that the downloads are in the source code form, so this means that you may have to compile from source in order to use one of the Linux versions shown above. Your distribution might not include the above Linux versions.
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