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The Resolute Raccoon / 26.04 Kernel

Based on the upstream 7.0 kernel. More details here.

Kernel SRU Cycles

Stable Updates Cycles

    2026.02.09
(4 weeks)
  2026.03.09
(5 weeks)
  2026.04.13
(4 weeks)
Last day for kernel patches and
NVIDIA graphics drivers
    04-Feb     04-Mar     08-Apr
Last day for kernel patches (OEM kernels)     13-Feb     13-Mar     17-Apr
Kernel prep and testing weeks   09-Feb 06-Mar   09-Mar 10-Apr   13-Apr 08-May
Release to -updates     Week of 09-Mar     Week of 13-Apr     Week of 11-May

Security Updates Cycles

    s2026.01.12
(2 weeks)
  s2026.02.09
(3 weeks)
  s2026.03.09
(2 weeks)
Last day for kernel patches     04-Feb     04-Mar     08-Apr
Last day for kernel patches (OEM kernels)     06-Feb     06-Mar     10-Apr
Kernel prep and testing weeks   09-Feb 20-Feb   09-Mar 20-Mar   13-Apr 24-Apr
Release to -updates     Week of 23-Feb     Week of 30-Mar     Week of 27-Apr

All dates are tentative and are subject to change. For more information and updates, check the Kernel SRU topic on Ubuntu Discourse.
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