Arch Linux 2016.01.01 is the first ISO image for 2016 and it finally ships with a new kernel version. Linux kernel 4.3.3 is now the default for Arch Linux and it is the latest stable and most advanced kernel version available at the moment of writing this article. Moreover, the Arch Linux 2016.01.01 ISO includes all the updates that have been released during the month that just passed, December 2015 in this case, as well as fixes for numerous issues reported by users since the previous ISO image.