# RHEL 9 Releasing very soon, Rocky 9 beta? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Created:** [April 29, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932 "2022-04-29T15:59:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/21 "2022-07-04T15:36:52Z")
We do have testing/release candidate images you are free to test (though they are soon to be outdated and replaced with newer “production” images). Majority of our testing and discussion related is on our mattermost. The tentative dates for release are between July 7th and the 14th. ---
**Author:** ![bomay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/bomay/32/2060_2.png) [@bomay](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/bomay)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 4:00pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/22 "2022-07-04T16:00:03Z")
Sure, thank you very much. Looking forward on release dates. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/lee/32/807_2.png) [@lee](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/23 "2022-07-05T04:14:56Z")
> **[Rocky Linux 9.0 QA and Testing GO / NO GO Status - Rocky Wiki](https://wiki.rockylinux.org/team/testing/release_criteria/r9/9.0_qa_testing_go_no_go/)** > > The wiki for the Rocky Linux project ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/lee/32/807_2.png) [@lee](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 4:21am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/24 "2022-07-05T04:21:32Z")
[http://download.rockylinux.org/stg/rocky/9/isos/x86\_64/](http://download.rockylinux.org/stg/rocky/9/isos/x86_64/) ---
**Author:** ![JustSomeone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@JustSomeone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/JustSomeone)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/25 "2022-07-10T20:43:17Z")
based on @lee link i guess this could be the release version or at least the one they testing now as there no RC attached to it despite it in the RC2 folder [https://download.rockylinux.org/stg/rocky/9.0-RC2/isos/x86\_64/](https://download.rockylinux.org/stg/rocky/9.0-RC2/isos/x86_64/) ---
**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2022, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/26 "2022-07-10T21:53:45Z")
Yes, what is there will be what ends up being the release version. From a release engineering perspective, we do this on purpose with all of our releases. The release that ends up being final sits in a folder that still has “RCX” in its name despite the images not having RC in their name, on the off chance that something could be wrong even with the stuff we consider “final”. If something came up, you’d probably see an RC3 but we’ve never had that happen so far. ---
**Author:** ![JustSomeone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7ea924/32.png) [@JustSomeone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/JustSomeone)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/27 "2022-07-11T06:51:30Z")
thanks for clarification and thanks for the whole team for your great work and have a nice day 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![bomay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/bomay/32/2060_2.png) [@bomay](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/bomay)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2022, 4:57pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/28 "2022-07-11T16:57:44Z")
Great news, thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![shrisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e480ec/32.png) [@shrisha](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/shrisha)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 8:24am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/29 "2022-07-13T08:24:46Z")
So I can use that ISO to install Rocky 9 and it will become final by updates right? Like Fedora does. Official Redhat RCs cannot do this as far as I know, full reinstallation is required from official release ISO. ---
**Author:** ![iwalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/iwalker/32/2599_2.png) [@iwalker](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/iwalker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/30 "2022-07-14T16:43:49Z")
Rocky 9 now released, available for download here: > **[Downloads | Rocky Linux](https://rockylinux.org/download)** > > Rocky Linux is an open enterprise Operating System designed to be 100% bug-for-bug compatible with Enterprise Linux. ---
**Author:** ![berlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/41988e/32.png) [@berlin](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/berlin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 1:30am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/31 "2022-07-15T01:30:54Z")
The RC2 is just the GA, You can check the CHECHSUM of their isos. ---
**Author:** ![bomay](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/bomay/32/2060_2.png) [@bomay](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/bomay)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/32 "2022-07-15T06:39:44Z")
Awesome, thank you team. ---
**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2023, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel-9-releasing-very-soon-rocky-9-beta/5932/33 "2023-08-24T04:53:35Z")
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