[ANNOUNCE] v6.12.74-rt16

From: Daniel Wagner

Date: Mon Mar 02 2026 - 03:37:42 EST


Hello RT-list!

I'm pleased to announce the 6.12.74-rt16 stable release. This is just an update
to the latest stable version. No RT specific changes.

You can get this release via the git tree at:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-stable-rt.git

branch: v6.12-rt-patches
Head SHA1: 4e15c62b2e312c7f96da63de703611093f63ed32

Or to build 6.12.74-rt16 directly, the following patches should be applied:

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.12.tar.xz

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/patch-6.12.74.xz

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.12/older/patch-6.12.74-rt16.patch.xz

Signing key fingerprint:

5BF6 7BC5 0826 72CA BB45 ACAE 587C 5ECA 5D0A 306C

All keys used for the above files and repositories can be found on the
following git repository:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/docs/kernel/pgpkeys.git

Enjoy!
Daniel