When Will Rocky Linux 9 Officially Include OpenSSL 3.5?

[nazunalika]

@Hyeon_7777

Do you know when Rocky Linux is expected to include OpenSSL 3.5?

Rocky Linux 9.7 and 10.1 will have openssl 3.5.0, which would be in November.

@Hyeon_7777

Or is there any chance that Rocky Linux itself might include OpenSSL 3.5 in a future release independently of Red Hat?

Rocky Linux remains an Enterprise Linux derivative, and thus, follows close to upstream as much as possible. The only time a newer openssl would ever show up in Rocky Linux is in our LookAhead variant (which mostly just follows CentOS Stream and is only used for internal testing).

CentOS Stream 9 and 10 have OpenSSL 3.5.0 right now. Which means it will land in all stable Enterprise Linux derivative releases in the fall.