"Linus Torvalds has announced that the kernel will continue as Linux 7.0 after version 6.19. The announcement was made via the Linux Kernel Mailing List. The announcement was shared by The Register. The choice of version 7.0 follows the existing versioning policy, whereby kernel series usually end at subversion 19. Previous series, including 5.x and 6.x, followed the same pattern. According to Torvalds (photo), the transition to a new major number is motivated by clarity in versioning."
"Torvalds has long emphasized that the main version number of the kernel has no direct relationship to the scope or impact of changes. An x.0 release is not functionally more important than other releases. In practice, kernel versions designated as Long Term Support (LTS) are more relevant to production environments than the main version number itself. Linux 6.19 will be released prior to Linux 7.0. This release includes a Live Update Orchestrator, which allows kernel updates to be performed without interrupting active virtual machines."
The Linux kernel will advance to version 7.0 after the 6.19 release to follow the existing versioning pattern that typically ends subversion series at .19. The primary version number carries no direct relationship to the scope or impact of changes; x.0 releases are not intrinsically more significant, and Long Term Support (LTS) designations matter more for production environments. Linux 6.19 introduces a Live Update Orchestrator for applying kernel updates without interrupting active virtual machines and adds encrypted communication support between PCIe devices and virtual machines. The release also brings hardware support improvements for Intel, AMD, RISC-V and other platforms, network lock removal for higher throughput, and various file-system and subsystem changes. No release date has been set for Linux 7.0.
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