Is there gonna be a new version of Zorin OS anytime soon? Like Is there going to be Zorin OS 18 release soon?
Hi and welcome. There has already been a thread about this. Based on the release of Zorin 17 I would suspect April next year? Zorin 17 came out in early 2024, so suspect 2026?
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Per Zorin, second half of 2025, but that's tentative and could slip.
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Oh alright then. Thank you for that info. Looking forward for Zorin OS 18 release 
Me too excited for what they have stored for us in the upcoming Zorin 18 version.
Found that ZOS18 is already in production, u can watch progress here:
Looking forward to seeing what Zorin 18 Pro will offer.
I really can't understand why Zorin OS team always intent to launch a new system release exactly when a new version on Ubuntu is almost coming.
As Zorin is based on Ubuntu why to do this?
Why not launch at the end of same year that Ubuntu is launched.
For example: Launch Zorin 18 on December 2026, based on Ubuntu 26.04, only 8 months later. After this time a lot of bugs of Ubuntu 26.04 are already gone.
They could start development early, after Ubuntu 26.04 RC or final.
If they launch Zorin 18 based on Ubuntu 24.04 the packages will be a little old, as Gnome itself. The release will be almost 2 year late.
It might feel weird indeed, but the base OS is not that important for Zorin imo.
Zorin os 17 has the same kernel of Ubuntu 24.04 even though it's based on 22.04. It also has the latest stable NVIDIA drivers
You need to remember, Zorin prides itself on being a stable distro. Team Zorin have to contend with new releases of Ubuntu, new releases of the Gnome Shell and have to tweak each to co-exist with each other and hone the appearance that will work with all these different elements to maintain a familiar interface for Windows migrators. And when previous posters have asked about the next release, my standard response is ..."When it's good, and ready!" 
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