# Rhel8.6 has been released do we have an eta for rocky 8.6?

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**Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\
**Created:** [May 11, 2022, 1:31pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel8-6-has-been-released-do-we-have-an-eta-for-rocky-8-6/6007 "2022-05-11T13:31:38Z")\
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**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:** [May 11, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rhel8-6-has-been-released-do-we-have-an-eta-for-rocky-8-6/6007/2 "2022-05-11T15:59:42Z")

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I’m guessing pretty soon, if you go by this post:

> [@Worried about Rocky Linux not updating packages promptly](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/worried-about-rocky-linux-not-updating-packages-promptly/3343/13):
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> Hello. We usually release updates within 24 to 48 hours when released upstream (RHEL). We have a handy page that helps us identify if we’ve missing something or version discrepancies [here](https://repocompare.rockylinux.org/). To @jlehtone’s point, there hasn’t been that many updates being released because the 8.5 beta was released, so there is less incentive for them to maintain some things in 8.4 if it’s not necessary. That, and mirrors can sometimes be an issue. We’re getting a better handle on it as time goes on though. If you …

that does talk about updates, I assume that it will be similar for a full release, or maybe a little longer.

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