# LLVM 22.1.0-rc2 Released!

**URL:** <https://discourse.llvm.org/t/llvm-22-1-0-rc2-released/89590>\
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**Created:** [January 27, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.llvm.org/t/llvm-22-1-0-rc2-released/89590 "2026-01-27T09:53:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.llvm.org/t/llvm-22-1-0-rc2-released/89590/1 "2026-01-27T09:53:39Z")

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## We are happy to announce that LLVM 22.1.0-rc2 is now released!

This includes the main LLVM project, and its subprojects including clang, lld, libc++, and MLIR.

Please note since the last release the subproject tarballs have been removed after [RFC: Do "something" with the subproject tarballs in the release page](https://discourse.llvm.org/t/rfc-do-something-with-the-subproject-tarballs-in-the-release-page/75024)

# Download

Find sources on [GitHub](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/tag/llvmorg-22.1.0-rc2).

## A note on binaries

Official binaries will not be available right away. They will be provided later.

Third-party binaries will be posted to the [following forum thread](https://discourse.llvm.org/t/llvm-22-x-release-third-party-binaries/89477). Note that these binaries are not created or checked by the release managers, they should be used with care.

# Next Release

The next release will be 22.1.0-rc3 on **Tuesday the 10th of Feb**. The full release schedule can be found on [https://llvm.org](https://llvm.org) and the LLVM calendar [calendar@llvm.org](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/embed?src=calendar@llvm.org). File bugs and backports to the [LLVM 22.x Release Milestone](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/milestone/29).

# Changes

The full list of changes can be viewed here:

> **[Comparing llvmorg-22.1.0-rc1...llvmorg-22.1.0-rc2 · llvm/llvm-project](https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/compare/llvmorg-22.1.0-rc1...llvmorg-22.1.0-rc2)**
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> The LLVM Project is a collection of modular and reusable compiler and toolchain technologies. - Comparing llvmorg-22.1.0-rc1...llvmorg-22.1.0-rc2 · llvm/llvm-project