My Arch computers are still on 7.0.13, with 7.0.14 due out soon. I’d imagine in a couple days we’ll see the Liquorix and Arch default kernels switched over to 7.1.2 depending on required patches. I have a couple Raspberry Pi projects I keep on the latest kernels which are on 7.1.1 already, and working well.
https://9to5linux.com/linux-kernel-7-0-reaches-end-of-life-its-time-to-upgrade-to-linux-kernel-7-1
Linux kernel 7.1 is making its way into the stable repositories of popular distros, including Arch Linux and openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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This is your friendly reminder that the Linux 7.0 kernel series has reached the end of its supported life and that you should consider upgrading to Linux kernel 6.10 as soon as possible.
Linux kernel 7.0 was released on April 12th, 2026, introducing new features like a stable Rust implementation, a new immutable root file system called “nullfs”, support for atomic 64-byte loads on ARM64 CPUs, support for RISC-V Zicfiss and Zicfilp extensions on RISC-V CPUs, and 128-bit atomic cmpxchg support on the LoongArch architecture.
But, since Linux kernel 7.0 is a short-lived branch supported only for a couple of months, it is now marked as EOL (End of Life) on the kernel.org website, effective immediately starting today, June 27th, 2026, as announced by renowned Linux kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman, who urged users to move to the latest Linux 7.1 kernel branch.
“I’m announcing the release of the 7.0.14 kernel. All users of the 7.0 kernel series must upgrade. Note, this is the LAST 7.0.y kernel release that will happen; this kernel branch is now end-of-life. Please move to the 7.1.y branch at this point in time,” said Greg Kroah-Hartman in a mailing list announcement.
The last update to the Linux 7.0 kernel series is Linux 7.0.14, which was released today as well, for those who can’t upgrade to Linux kernel 7.1 right away. Unfortunately, Linux 7.1 hasn’t yet landed in the stable repositories of popular GNU/Linux distributions, so we’ll have to wait a little longer to upgrade our systems.
Linux kernel 7.1 was released on June 14th, 2026, with a new NTFS file system implementation, a new Landlock access right for pathname UNIX domain sockets, better power management with improvements to the amd-pstate and intel_idle drivers, and support for Intel’s Flexible Return and Event Delivery (FRED) feature by default.
However, Linux 7.1 is yet another short-lived kernel branch that will only be supported for a couple of months. Therefore, if you’re looking for long-term support, you should consider using one of the many LTS kernel series, including Linux 6.18 LTS, Linux 6.12 LTS, Linux 6.6 LTS, or Linux 6.1 LTS, all being supported until December 2027 and 2028, respectively.