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QEMU 11.1 Released With Numerous Improvements
Written by Michael Larabel in Virtualization on 11 August 2026 at 09:42 PM EDT. 5 Comments
For those using QEMU as part of the open-source virtualization stack, QEMU 11.1 is now available with a number of new feature enhancements and fixes.
QEMU 11.1 released today with a variety of enhancements although no one feature standing out particularly.
QEMU 11.1 to the UFS code adds support for UFS Write Booster emulation based on the UFS 4.1 specification. Also from the UFS 4.1 spec is support for Host Initiated Defragmentation (HID) emulation.
The new QEMU 11.1 code also enhances a variety of other subsystems, brings GUI improvements, and also many user-mode emulation enhancements.
QEMU 11.1 supports new RISC-V extensions like Zvfbfa while also adding RISC-V big endian support. For QEMU 11.1 on Arm are also support for many new CPU architectural features.
More details on the many QEMU 11.1 changes can be found via the QEMU Wiki. QEMU 11.1 downloads at QEMU.org.
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