NVIDIA · shivakunv · May 6, 2026 · May 6, 2026 · shivakunv · May 6, 2026
diff --git a/.common-ci.yml b/.common-ci.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,14 @@ trigger-pipeline:
         KERNEL_FLAVOR: [aws, azure, azure-fde, generic, nvidia, oracle]
         LTS_KERNEL: ["6.8"]
 
+# Define the matrix of precompiled jobs that can be run in parallel for ubuntu26.04
+.driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu26.04:
+  parallel:
+    matrix:
+      - DRIVER_BRANCH: [580]
+        KERNEL_FLAVOR: [aws, azure, azure-fde, generic, nvidia, oracle]
+        LTS_KERNEL: ["6.14"]
+
 .dist-ubuntu22.04:
   variables:
     DIST: ubuntu22.04
@@ -411,3 +419,14 @@ release:staging-precompiled-ubuntu24.04:
     - .release:staging-precompiled
   needs:
     - image-precompiled-ubuntu24.04
+
+# Precompiled Ubuntu26.04 release
+release:staging-precompiled-ubuntu26.04:
+  variables:
+    DIST: signed_ubuntu26.04
+    BASE_TARGET: questing
+  extends:
+    - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+    - .release:staging-precompiled
+  needs:
+    - image-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
diff --git a/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml b/.github/workflows/precompiled.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
         id: extract_driver_branch
         run: |
           # get driver_branch
-          DRIVER_BRANCH=("535" "580")
+          DRIVER_BRANCH=("535" "580" "595")
           driver_branch_json=$(printf '%s\n' "${DRIVER_BRANCH[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -cs .)
           echo "driver_branch=$driver_branch_json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "kernel_flavors=$kernel_flavors_json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # get ubuntu distributions
-          DIST=("ubuntu22.04" "ubuntu24.04")
+          DIST=("ubuntu22.04" "ubuntu24.04" "ubuntu26.04")
           dist_json=$(printf '%s\n' "${DIST[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -cs .)
           echo "dist=$dist_json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
           # LTS_KERNEL setup
-          LTS_KERNEL=("5.15" "6.8")
+          LTS_KERNEL=("5.15" "6.8" "6.14")
           lts_kernel_json=$(printf '%s\n' "${LTS_KERNEL[@]}" | jq -R . | jq -cs .)
           echo "lts_kernel=$lts_kernel_json" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
@@ -70,8 +70,16 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
           - dist: ubuntu24.04
             driver_branch: 535
+          - dist: ubuntu26.04
+            driver_branch: 535
+          - dist: ubuntu26.04
+            driver_branch: 580
           - lts_kernel: 5.15
             dist: ubuntu24.04
+          - lts_kernel: 5.15
+            dist: ubuntu26.04
+          - lts_kernel: 6.8
+            dist: ubuntu26.04
           - flavor: azure-fde
             dist: ubuntu22.04
     steps:
@@ -113,6 +121,8 @@ jobs:
             BASE_TARGET="jammy"
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.dist }}" == "ubuntu24.04" ]]; then
             BASE_TARGET="noble"
+          elif [[ "${{ matrix.dist }}" == "ubuntu26.04" ]]; then
+            BASE_TARGET="questing"
           fi
           make DRIVER_BRANCH=${{ matrix.driver_branch }} KERNEL_FLAVOR=${{ matrix.flavor }} LTS_KERNEL=${LTS_KERNEL} build-base-${BASE_TARGET}
 
@@ -143,6 +153,8 @@ jobs:
             BASE_TARGET="jammy"
           elif [[ "${{ matrix.dist }}" == "ubuntu24.04" ]]; then
             BASE_TARGET="noble"
+          elif [[ "${{ matrix.dist }}" == "ubuntu26.04" ]]; then
+            BASE_TARGET="questing"
           fi
           tar -cvf kernel-version-${{ matrix.driver_branch }}-${KERNEL_VERSION}-${DIST}.tar kernel_version.txt
           docker save "${PRIVATE_REGISTRY}/nvidia/driver:base-${BASE_TARGET}-${LTS_KERNEL}-${{ matrix.flavor }}-${{ matrix.driver_branch }}" \
@@ -183,6 +195,10 @@ jobs:
         exclude:
           - lts_kernel: 5.15
             dist: ubuntu24.04
+          - lts_kernel: 5.15
+            dist: ubuntu26.04
+          - lts_kernel: 6.8
+            dist: ubuntu26.04
     needs:
       - precompiled-build-image
       - set-driver-version-matrix
@@ -214,8 +230,8 @@ jobs:
           driver_branch_json='${{ needs.set-driver-version-matrix.outputs.driver_branch }}'
           DRIVER_BRANCHES=($(echo "$driver_branch_json" | jq -r '.[]'))
 
-          # remove 535 driver branch for ubuntu24.04
-          if [ "$DIST" == "ubuntu24.04" ]; then
+          # remove 535 driver branch for newer Ubuntu precompiled distros
+          if [[ "$DIST" == "ubuntu24.04" || "$DIST" == "ubuntu26.04" ]]; then
             DRIVER_BRANCHES=($(for branch in "${DRIVER_BRANCHES[@]}"; do
             [[ $branch != "535" ]] && echo "$branch"
           done))
@@ -401,8 +417,8 @@ jobs:
           rc=0
           # for precompiled driver we are setting driver branch as driver version
           DRIVER_BRANCHES=(${{ env.DRIVER_BRANCHES }})
-          # remove 535 driver branch for ubuntu24.04
-          if [ "$DIST" == "ubuntu24.04" ]; then
+          # remove 535 driver branch for newer Ubuntu precompiled distros
+          if [[ "$DIST" == "ubuntu24.04" || "$DIST" == "ubuntu26.04" ]]; then
             DRIVER_BRANCHES=($(for branch in "${DRIVER_BRANCHES[@]}"; do
             [[ $branch != "535" ]] && echo "$branch"
           done))
@@ -457,14 +473,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "PRIVATE_REGISTRY=ghcr.io" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Download base image artifact
-        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04')) }}
+        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && (contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04') || contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu26.04'))) }}
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
           name: base-images-${{ matrix.driver_branch }}-${{ matrix.kernel_version }}
           path: ./
 
       - name: Publish base image
-        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04')) }}
+        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && (contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04') || contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu26.04'))) }}
         run: |
           LTS_KERNEL=$(echo "${{ matrix.kernel_version }}" | sed -E 's/^([0-9]+\.[0-9]+)\..*/\1/')
           KERNEL_FLAVOR=$(echo "${{ matrix.kernel_version }}" | sed -E 's/^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+-[0-9]+-(.*)-ubuntu[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$/\1/')
@@ -473,6 +489,8 @@ jobs:
             BASE_TARGET="jammy"
           elif [[ "${DIST}" == "ubuntu24.04" ]]; then
             BASE_TARGET="noble"
+          elif [[ "${DIST}" == "ubuntu26.04" ]]; then
+            BASE_TARGET="questing"
           fi
           image_path="./base-images-${{ matrix.driver_branch }}-${{ matrix.kernel_version }}.tar"
           echo "uploading  $image_path"
@@ -484,14 +502,14 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Download built image artifact
-        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04')) }}
+        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && (contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04') || contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu26.04'))) }}
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
         with:
            name: driver-images-${{ matrix.driver_branch }}-${{ matrix.kernel_version }}
            path: ./
 
       - name: Publish image
-        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04')) }}
+        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && (contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04') || contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu26.04'))) }}
         run: |
           image_path="./driver-images-${{ matrix.driver_branch }}-${{ matrix.kernel_version }}.tar"
           echo "uploading  $image_path"
@@ -503,7 +521,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
 
       - name: Slack notification
-        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04')) && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        if: ${{ ! (matrix.driver_branch == 535 && (contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu24.04') || contains(matrix.kernel_version, 'ubuntu26.04'))) && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v3.0.3
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}

diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -137,3 +137,12 @@ image-precompiled-ubuntu24.04:
   extends:
     - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu24.04
     - .image-build-precompiled
+
+image-precompiled-ubuntu26.04:
+  variables:
+    DIST: signed_ubuntu26.04
+    BASE_TARGET: questing
+    CVE_UPDATES: "curl libc6"
+  extends:
+    - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+    - .image-build-precompiled
diff --git a/.nvidia-ci.yml b/.nvidia-ci.yml
@@ -112,6 +112,20 @@ image-precompiled-ubuntu24.04:
     - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu24.04
     - .image-pull-generic
 
+image-precompiled-ubuntu26.04:
+  variables:
+    DIST: signed_ubuntu26.04
+    BASE_TARGET: questing
+    PRECOMPILED: "true"
+    CVE_UPDATES: "curl libc6"
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
+      when: delayed
+      start_in: 30 minutes
+  extends:
+    - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+    - .image-pull-generic
+
 .image-pull-ubuntu22.04:
   # Perform for each DRIVER_VERSION
   extends:
@@ -271,6 +285,18 @@ image-rocky9:
     - !reference [.scan-rules-common, rules]
     - !reference [.precompiled-rules, rules]
 
+.scan-precompiled-ubuntu26.04:
+  variables:
+    DIST: signed_ubuntu26.04
+    BASE_TARGET: questing
+    PRECOMPILED: "true"
+  extends:
+    - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+    - .scan-generic
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.scan-rules-common, rules]
+    - !reference [.precompiled-rules, rules]
+
 .scan-precompiled-ubuntu22.04:
   variables:
     DIST: signed_ubuntu22.04
@@ -324,6 +350,15 @@ scan-precompiled-ubuntu24.04-amd64:
   needs:
     - image-precompiled-ubuntu24.04
 
+scan-precompiled-ubuntu26.04-amd64:
+  variables:
+    PLATFORM: linux/amd64
+  extends:
+    - .scan-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+    - .platform-amd64
+  needs:
+    - image-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+
 scan-precompiled-ubuntu22.04-amd64:
   variables:
     PLATFORM: linux/amd64
@@ -434,6 +469,18 @@ release:ngc-precompiled-ubuntu24.04:
   rules:
   - !reference [.precompiled-rules, rules]
 
+release:ngc-precompiled-ubuntu26.04:
+  variables:
+    DIST: signed_ubuntu26.04
+    BASE_TARGET: questing
+    PRECOMPILED: "true"
+  extends:
+    - .driver-versions-precompiled-ubuntu26.04
+    - .release-generic
+    - .release:ngc-variables
+  rules:
+    - !reference [.precompiled-rules, rules]
+
 release:ngc-precompiled-ubuntu22.04:
   variables:
     DIST: signed_ubuntu22.04

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ OUT_IMAGE_TAG = $(OUT_IMAGE_VERSION)-$(OUT_DIST)
 OUT_IMAGE = $(OUT_IMAGE_NAME):$(OUT_IMAGE_TAG)
 
 ##### Public rules #####
-DISTRIBUTIONS := ubuntu22.04 ubuntu24.04 signed_ubuntu22.04 signed_ubuntu24.04 rhel8 rhel9 rhel10 rocky9 precompiled_rhcos
+DISTRIBUTIONS := ubuntu22.04 ubuntu24.04 signed_ubuntu22.04 signed_ubuntu24.04 signed_ubuntu26.04 rhel8 rhel9 rhel10 rocky9 precompiled_rhcos
 RHCOS_VERSIONS := rhcos4.14 rhcos4.15 rhcos4.16 rhcos4.17 rhcos4.18 rhel9.6
 PUSH_TARGETS := $(patsubst %, push-%, $(DISTRIBUTIONS))
-BASE_FROM := noble jammy focal
+BASE_FROM := questing noble jammy focal
 PUSH_TARGETS := $(patsubst %, push-%, $(DISTRIBUTIONS))
 VGPU_GUEST_DRIVER_PUSH_TARGETS := $(patsubst %, push-vgpuguest-%, $(DISTRIBUTIONS) $(RHCOS_VERSIONS))
 VGPU_HOST_DRIVER_PUSH_TARGETS := $(patsubst %, push-vgpuhost-%, $(DISTRIBUTIONS) $(RHCOS_VERSIONS))
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ pull-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DIST = ubuntu24.04
 pull-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
 pull-signed_ubuntu24.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
 
+pull-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DIST = ubuntu26.04
+pull-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
+pull-signed_ubuntu26.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
+
 PLATFORM ?= linux/amd64
 $(DRIVER_PULL_TARGETS): pull-%:
 	$(DOCKER) pull "--platform=$(PLATFORM)" "$(IMAGE)"
@@ -116,6 +120,10 @@ archive-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DIST = ubuntu24.04
 archive-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
 archive-signed_ubuntu24.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
 
+archive-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DIST = ubuntu26.04
+archive-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
+archive-signed_ubuntu26.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
+
 $(DRIVER_ARCHIVE_TARGETS): archive-%:
 	$(DOCKER) save "$(IMAGE)" -o "archive.tar"
 
@@ -139,6 +147,11 @@ push-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
 push-signed_ubuntu24.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
 push-signed_ubuntu24.04%: OUT_IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
 
+push-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DIST = ubuntu26.04
+push-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
+push-signed_ubuntu26.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
+push-signed_ubuntu26.04%: OUT_IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
+
 # $(DRIVER_BUILD_TARGETS) is in the form of build-$(DIST)-$(DRIVER_VERSION)
 # Parse the target to set the required variables.
 build-%: DIST = $(word 2,$(subst -, ,$@))
@@ -185,6 +198,14 @@ build-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
 build-signed_ubuntu24.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
 build-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS =  --build-arg KERNEL_VERSION="$(KERNEL_VERSION)"
 
+# ubuntu26.04 Precompiled Driver
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DIST = ubuntu26.04
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: SUBDIR = .
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DOCKERFILE = $(CURDIR)/ubuntu26.04/precompiled/Dockerfile
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DRIVER_TAG = $(DRIVER_BRANCH)
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: IMAGE_TAG = $(if $(VERSION),$(VERSION)-)$(DRIVER_BRANCH)-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(DIST)
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DOCKER_BUILD_ARGS = --build-arg KERNEL_VERSION="$(KERNEL_VERSION)"
+
 # base is an image used to poll Canonical for the latest kernel version
 # LTS_KERNEL must be defined in the environment when invoking this target.
 LTS_KERNEL ?= ""

diff --git a/base/Dockerfile b/base/Dockerfile
@@ -1,3 +1,39 @@
+# Ubuntu 26.04
+FROM ubuntu:questing-20260410 AS questing
+
+SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-c"]
+
+ARG DRIVER_BRANCH
+ARG KERNEL_FLAVOR
+ARG LTS_KERNEL
+ENV DRIVER_BRANCH=${DRIVER_BRANCH}
+ENV KERNEL_FLAVOR=${KERNEL_FLAVOR}
+ENV LTS_KERNEL=${LTS_KERNEL}
+
+RUN rm -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cuda*
+
+RUN echo 'debconf debconf/frontend select Noninteractive' | debconf-set-selections
+
+ENV NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=void
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        apt-utils git curl && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+RUN echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ questing main universe" > /etc/apt/sources.list && \
+    echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ questing-updates main universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
+    echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ questing-security main universe" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
+    echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing-updates main restricted" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
+    echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu questing-security main restricted" >> /etc/apt/sources.list && \
+    usermod -o -u 0 -g 0 _apt
+
+COPY generate-ci-config /usr/local/bin/generate-ci-config
+
+RUN chmod +x /usr/local/bin/generate-ci-config && \
+    generate-ci-config
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/sleep","1000"]
+
 # Ubuntu 24.04
 FROM nvcr.io/nvidia/cuda:13.2.1-base-ubuntu24.04 AS noble
 

diff --git a/multi-arch.mk b/multi-arch.mk
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@ $(DRIVER_PUSH_TARGETS): push-%:
 # No multi-arch support for the following distributions
 build-signed_ubuntu22.04%: DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64
 build-signed_ubuntu24.04%: DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64
+build-signed_ubuntu26.04%: DOCKER_BUILD_PLATFORM_OPTIONS = --platform=linux/amd64