The 1.97.1 pre-release is ready for testing. The release is scheduled for July 16. Release notes can be found here.
You can try it out locally by running:
RUSTUP_DIST_SERVER=https://dev-static.rust-lang.org rustup update stable
The index is https://dev-static.rust-lang.org/dist/2026-07-14/index.html.
The release team is also thinking about changes to our pre-release process: we'd love your feedback on this GitHub issue.