NVIDIA released version 595.44.05 of its Vulkan Developer Beta Driver for Linux yesterday, April 2, 2026. This new iteration is primarily aimed at Vulkan developers, focusing on introducing "experimental Vulkan features and bugfixes." The update was made available through the NVIDIA open-gpu-kernel-modules GitHub repository. NVIDIA clarified that these beta releases are specialized for cutting-edge Vulkan development and "will lack other fixes found in GA driver releases," which prioritize broader stability and general availability.