Answer: The latest mainline Linux kernel is 7.4-rc2, released on 2026-11-09.
Status: Confirmed
Entry: version/linux-kernel
Revision: 1
Digest: sha256:a427d423ada65214 (changes whenever the content changes)

Timeline:
  Created: 2026-11-12T11:23:46Z
  Last changed: 2026-11-12T11:23:46Z
  Last verified: 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z
  Next check: 2026-11-13T11:33:57Z
  Check interval: Daily
  Expected change: New releases are published at no fixed schedule.

Data:
  Field | Value | Source | As of
  Latest version | 7.4-rc2 | [1] | 2026-11-12
  Released | 2026-11-09 | [1] | 2026-11-12

Sources:
  [1] The Linux Kernel Archives (kernel.org). "kernel.org releases". https://www.kernel.org/releases.json
      Role: primary. Accessed: 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z
      Quote: ""moniker": "mainline",
            "version": "7.4-rc2"" (Supports: Latest version)
      Quote: ""version": "7.4-rc2",
            "iseol": false,
            "released": {
                "timestamp": 1794183740,
                "isodate": "2026-11-09"" (Supports: Released)
      Published: 2026-11-11T17:54:39Z
      Snapshot SHA-256: a5ea337a84bfe10e0bf8d42daaea92fb5202bb3f9b06e49649378dc2fd9f82e8 (captured 2026-11-12T11:23:46Z)

Verification:
  Method: Read by code directly from the structured data published at [1]; no language model was involved. Every value appears verbatim in a quoted passage of [1]. On this check the text of [1] was unchanged since 2026-11-12T11:23:46Z, so the values verified then were kept.
  Cross-check: not-available at 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z. No independent second source is configured for this entry
  Last successful check: 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z
  Last attempt: 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z

Notes and limitations:
  "Latest version" is the newest stable version in the registry; pre-releases are excluded.

Change log:
  Time | Event | Change | Source
  2026-11-12T11:23:46Z | added | Entry created | —
  Changes for this entry as a feed: https://latestn.com/version/linux-kernel/latest

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How to cite:
    latestN. (2026). What is the latest Linux kernel version? Revision 1, last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z. https://latestn.com/version/linux-kernel (accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:46Z).

    @misc{latestN_version_linux_kernel_r1,
      title        = {What is the latest Linux kernel version?},
      author       = {{latestN}},
      year         = {2026},
      howpublished = {\url{https://latestn.com/version/linux-kernel}},
      note         = {Revision 1; digest sha256:a427d423ada65214; last verified 2026-11-12T11:33:57Z; accessed 2026-11-12T12:50:46Z}
    }

URL: https://latestn.com/version/linux-kernel