# Rocky 8.10 several kernel versions behind RHEL 8.10 **URL:** \ **Category:** Rocky Linux Help & Support\ **Tags:** rocky-linux-8\ **Created:** [November 17, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900 "2025-11-17T11:14:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joshwhiteside](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/joshwhiteside/32/2725_2.png) [@joshwhiteside](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/joshwhiteside)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/1 "2025-11-17T11:14:02Z")
Hello folks, hope you are well today. I have noticed that there hasn’t been a Rocky 8.10 kernel update since kernel-4.18.0-553.81.1.el8\_10.x86\_64.rpm on 31/10/2025, whereas RHEL 8.10 is currently up to kernel-4.18.0-553.84.1.el8\_10.x86\_64.rpm. Are you currently having any issues with this? Many thanks, Josh ---
**Author:** ![label](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c5a1d2/32.png) [@label](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/label)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/2 "2025-11-17T11:22:13Z")
The reason why the kernel (and other secure boot packages) take a long time to be built and released is that they require secure boot signing, which has to be done in a secure environment and by approved builders. Couple this with Release Engineering working on 9.7 and 10.1 (as time permits as we are volunteers), the kernels will inevitably be behind. As a note: 84.1 was released today. There should be zero expectation for immediate turn around. > **[Rocky Linux Release and Version Guide - Rocky Linux Wiki](https://wiki.rockylinux.org/rocky/version/#general-update-timeline)** > > The wiki for the Rocky Linux project ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/3 "2025-11-17T11:50:20Z")
I would also like to add to this, that it’s no different for any of the other EL clones either. There are occasions where Rocky has released package updates, including kernel updates before Alma has released. Sometimes they have released before us. Either way it’s irrelevant who is first, and when they appear. None of the EL clones release immediately. If you expect updates to be immediately released based on RHEL’s schedule, then part with your money and buy a RHEL subscription. Otherwise, you simply just wait and accept that they will be ready when they are ready and reset your expectations that updates are not released based on RHEL’s timeline. ---
**Author:** ![joshwhiteside](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/joshwhiteside/32/2725_2.png) [@joshwhiteside](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/joshwhiteside)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/4 "2025-11-17T12:02:15Z")
Hi folks, thanks for the quick response. I really appreciate the work you folks are doing. Rocky Linux kernels are usually available very quickly, usually within a few days of the RHEL kernel becoming available, so I wasn’t sure if it was something you were aware of. ---
**Author:** ![jlehtone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9a140/32.png) [@jlehtone](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/jlehtone)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/5 "2025-11-17T15:08:24Z")
> [@joshwhiteside](#): > > there hasn’t been a Rocky 8.10 kernel update since kernel-4.18.0-553.81.1.el8\_10.x86\_64.rpm on 31/10/2025 Nearest Rocky mirror (to me) has that and **83.1** (dated 2025-11-12). Are your mirrors up to date? RHEL has apparently released new kernel for el8 every Monday, with lastest **84.1** _today_. ---
**Author:** ![joshwhiteside](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forums.rockylinux.org/joshwhiteside/32/2725_2.png) [@joshwhiteside](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/joshwhiteside)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/6 "2025-11-17T15:30:36Z")
Hi jlehtone, Our Foreman instance is syncing from the below URL and has last successfully synced 14 hours ago. > **[Rocky Linux Repository](https://dl.rockylinux.org/pub/rocky/8/BaseOS/x86_64/os/Packages/k/)** Kernel version 83 is appearing on the mirror now though, so perhaps the mirror hadn’t updated correctly a few hours ago. If that’s the case thanks so much for looking into it folks! ---
**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:** [November 17, 2025, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/7 "2025-11-17T15:55:12Z")
Mirrors will need time to sync, mine were still on 81.1 and not seeing anything until I did a dnf clean all. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/rockylinux/original/1X/91b7219eec10e30013422e4df76c1d898711a5d5.svg) [@system](https://forums.rockylinux.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forums.rockylinux.org/t/rocky-8-10-several-kernel-versions-behind-rhel-8-10/19900/8 "2026-01-16T15:56:09Z")
This topic was automatically closed 60 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.