Linux kernel version history

This article documents the version history of the Linux kernel.

Each major version identified by the first two numbers of a release version is designated one of the following levels of support:

  • Supported until next stable version and 3 months after that
  • Long-term support (LTS); maintained for a few years
  • Super-long-term support (SLTS); maintained for many more years by the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP)