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# Kali Linux Release Notes

## Release Notes by Year

### 2026

* [2026.1 - Kali Linux 2026.1 Release (2026 Theme & BackTrack Mode)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-1-release/)
* [2026.2 - Kali Linux Release (GNOME 50, KDE 6.6, Helper Scripts, APT Formats & VM Boot Tweaking)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2026-2-release/)

### 2025

* [2025.1a - Kali Linux 2025.1a Release (2025 Theme, & Raspberry Pi)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-1-release/)
* [2025.2 - Kali Linux 2025.2 Release (Kali Menu Refresh, BloodHound CE & CARsenal)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-2-release/)
* [2025.3 - Kali Linux 2025.3 Release (Vagrant & Nexmon)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-3-release/)
* [2025.4 - Kali Linux 2025.4 Release (Desktop Environments, Wayland & Halloween Mode)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2025-4-release/)

### 2024

* [2024.1 - Kali Linux 2024.1 Release (Micro Mirror)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-1-release/)
* [2024.2 - Kali Linux 2024.2 Release (t64, GNOME 46 & Community Packages)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-2-release/)
* [2024.3 - Kali Linux 2024.3 Release (Multiple transitions)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-3-release/)
* [2024.4 - Kali Linux 2024.4 Release (Python 3.12, Goodbye i386, Raspberry Pi Imager & Kali NetHunter)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2024-4-release/)

### 2023

* [2023.1 - Kali Linux 2023.1 Release (Kali Purple & Python Changes)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-1-release/)
* [2023.2 - Kali Linux 2023.2 Release (Hyper-V & PipeWire)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-2-release/)
* [2023.3 - Kali Linux 2023.3 Release (Internal Infrastructure & Kali Autopilot)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-3-release/)
* [2023.4 - Kali Linux 2023.4 Release (Cloud ARM64, Vagrant Hyper-V & Raspberry Pi 5)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2023-4-release/)

### 2022

* [2022.1 - Kali Linux 2022.1 Release (Visual Updates, Kali Everything ISOs, Legacy SSH)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-1-release/)
* [2022.2 - Kali Linux 2022.2 Release (GNOME 42, KDE 5.24 & hollywood-activate)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-2-release/)
* [2022.3 - Kali Linux 2022.3 Release (Discord & Test Lab)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-3-release/)
* [2022.4 - Kali Linux 2022.4 Release (Azure, Social & Kali NetHunter Pro)](https://www.kali.org/blog/kali-linux-2022-4-release/)