diff --git a/.devops/intel.Dockerfile b/.devops/intel.Dockerfile
index 955a2962f..8e830d462 100644
--- a/.devops/intel.Dockerfile
+++ b/.devops/intel.Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-ARG ONEAPI_VERSION=2025.3.2-0-devel-ubuntu24.04
+ARG ONEAPI_VERSION=2025.3.3-0-devel-ubuntu24.04
 
 ## Build Image
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-sycl.yml b/.github/workflows/build-sycl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2a6642292
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-sycl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+name: CI (sycl)
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch: # allows manual triggering
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    paths: [
+      '.github/workflows/build-sycl.yml',
+      '**/CMakeLists.txt',
+      '**/.cmake',
+      '**/*.h',
+      '**/*.hpp',
+      '**/*.c',
+      '**/*.cpp'
+    ]
+
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+    paths: [
+      '.github/workflows/build-sycl.yml',
+      'ggml/src/ggml-sycl/**'
+    ]
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref && github.ref || github.run_id }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  GGML_NLOOP: 3
+  GGML_N_THREADS: 1
+  LLAMA_LOG_COLORS: 1
+  LLAMA_LOG_PREFIX: 1
+  LLAMA_LOG_TIMESTAMPS: 1
+
+jobs:
+
+  ubuntu-24-sycl:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        build: [fp32, fp16]
+        include:
+          - build: fp32
+            fp16: OFF
+          - build: fp16
+            fp16: ON
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
+    env:
+      ONEAPI_ROOT: /opt/intel/oneapi/
+      ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION: "2025.3.3"
+
+    continue-on-error: true
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Use oneAPI Installation Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        id: cache-sycl
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.ONEAPI_ROOT }}
+          key: oneAPI-${{ env.ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Download & Install oneAPI
+        shell: bash
+        if: steps.cache-sycl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp
+          wget https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/56f7923a-adb8-43f3-8b02-2b60fcac8cab/intel-deep-learning-essentials-2025.3.3.16_offline.sh -O intel-deep-learning-essentials_offline.sh
+          sudo bash intel-deep-learning-essentials_offline.sh -s -a --silent --eula accept
+
+      - name: Clone
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: ccache
+        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
+        with:
+          key: ubuntu-24-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}
+          evict-old-files: 1d
+          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        id: cmake_build
+        run: |
+          source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
+          cmake -B build \
+            -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DGGML_SYCL=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx \
+            -DLLAMA_OPENSSL=OFF \
+            -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
+            -DGGML_SYCL_F16=${{ matrix.fp16 }}
+          time cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
+
+  windows-latest-sycl:
+    runs-on: windows-2022
+
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+
+    env:
+      WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL: https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/b60765d1-2b85-4e85-86b6-cb0e9563a699/intel-deep-learning-essentials-2025.3.3.18_offline.exe
+      WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL: intel.oneapi.win.cpp-dpcpp-common:intel.oneapi.win.mkl.devel:intel.oneapi.win.dnnl:intel.oneapi.win.tbb.devel
+      ONEAPI_ROOT: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/oneAPI"
+      ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION: "2025.3.3"
+    steps:
+      - name: Clone
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Use oneAPI Installation Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        id: cache-sycl
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.ONEAPI_ROOT }}
+          key: oneAPI-${{ env.ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Download & Install oneAPI
+        shell: bash
+        if: steps.cache-sycl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          scripts/install-oneapi.bat $WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL $WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL
+
+      - name: ccache
+        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
+        with:
+          key: windows-latest-sycl
+          variant: ccache
+          evict-old-files: 1d
+          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+
+      # TODO: add ssl support ; we will also need to modify win-build-sycl.bat to accept user-specified args
+
+      - name: Build
+        id: cmake_build
+        run:  examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index c7f00e359..21eb4d97b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -555,106 +555,6 @@ jobs:
             -DGGML_MUSA=ON
           time cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
-  ubuntu-22-sycl:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-
-    continue-on-error: true
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: add oneAPI to apt
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          cd /tmp
-          wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-          sudo apt-key add GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-          rm GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-          sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/oneapi all main"
-
-      - name: install oneAPI dpcpp compiler
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp libssl-dev
-
-      - name: install oneAPI MKL library
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-mkl-devel
-
-      - name: Clone
-        id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: ccache
-        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
-        with:
-          key: ubuntu-22-sycl
-          evict-old-files: 1d
-          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
-
-      - name: Build
-        id: cmake_build
-        run: |
-          source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
-          cmake -B build \
-            -DGGML_SYCL=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx
-          time cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
-
-  ubuntu-22-sycl-fp16:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
-
-    continue-on-error: true
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: add oneAPI to apt
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          cd /tmp
-          wget https://apt.repos.intel.com/intel-gpg-keys/GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-          sudo apt-key add GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-          rm GPG-PUB-KEY-INTEL-SW-PRODUCTS.PUB
-          sudo add-apt-repository "deb https://apt.repos.intel.com/oneapi all main"
-
-      - name: install oneAPI dpcpp compiler
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          sudo apt update
-          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-compiler-dpcpp-cpp libssl-dev ninja-build
-
-      - name: install oneAPI MKL library
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          sudo apt install intel-oneapi-mkl-devel
-
-      - name: Clone
-        id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: ccache
-        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
-        with:
-          key: ubuntu-22-sycl-fp16
-          evict-old-files: 1d
-          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
-
-      - name: Build
-        id: cmake_build
-        run: |
-          source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
-          cmake -B build \
-            -G "Ninja" \
-            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
-            -DGGML_SYCL=ON \
-            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx \
-            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx \
-            -DGGML_SYCL_F16=ON
-          time cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
 
   windows-latest:
     runs-on: windows-2025
@@ -863,39 +763,6 @@ jobs:
           cmake --build build --config Release -j %NINJA_JOBS% -t ggml
           cmake --build build --config Release
 
-  windows-latest-sycl:
-    runs-on: windows-2022
-
-    defaults:
-      run:
-        shell: bash
-
-    env:
-      WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL: https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/24751ead-ddc5-4479-b9e6-f9fe2ff8b9f2/intel-deep-learning-essentials-2025.2.1.25_offline.exe
-      WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL: intel.oneapi.win.cpp-dpcpp-common:intel.oneapi.win.mkl.devel:intel.oneapi.win.dnnl:intel.oneapi.win.tbb.devel
-      ONEAPI_ROOT: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/oneAPI"
-    steps:
-      - name: Clone
-        id: checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: ccache
-        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
-        with:
-          key: windows-latest-sycl
-          variant: ccache
-          evict-old-files: 1d
-          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
-
-      - name: Install
-        run:  |
-          scripts/install-oneapi.bat $WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL $WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL
-
-      # TODO: add ssl support ; we will also need to modify win-build-sycl.bat to accept user-specified args
-
-      - name: Build
-        id: cmake_build
-        run:  examples/sycl/win-build-sycl.bat
 
   windows-latest-hip:
     runs-on: windows-2022
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f1cc12cd4..89563c51c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -598,15 +598,29 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
 
     env:
-      WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL: https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/24751ead-ddc5-4479-b9e6-f9fe2ff8b9f2/intel-deep-learning-essentials-2025.2.1.25_offline.exe
+      WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL: https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/b60765d1-2b85-4e85-86b6-cb0e9563a699/intel-deep-learning-essentials-2025.3.3.18_offline.exe
       WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL: intel.oneapi.win.cpp-dpcpp-common:intel.oneapi.win.mkl.devel:intel.oneapi.win.dnnl:intel.oneapi.win.tbb.devel
       ONEAPI_ROOT: "C:/Program Files (x86)/Intel/oneAPI"
+      ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION: "2025.3.3"
 
     steps:
       - name: Clone
         id: checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
+      - name: Use oneAPI Installation Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        id: cache-sycl
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.ONEAPI_ROOT }}
+          key: oneAPI-${{ env.ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Download & Install oneAPI
+        shell: bash
+        if: steps.cache-sycl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          scripts/install-oneapi.bat $WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL $WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL
+
       - name: ccache
         uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
         with:
@@ -614,10 +628,6 @@ jobs:
           variant: ccache
           evict-old-files: 1d
 
-      - name: Install
-        run:  |
-          scripts/install-oneapi.bat $WINDOWS_BASEKIT_URL $WINDOWS_DPCPP_MKL
-
       - name: Build
         id: cmake_build
         shell: cmd
@@ -670,6 +680,82 @@ jobs:
           path: llama-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip
           name: llama-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip
 
+  ubuntu-24-sycl:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        build: [fp32, fp16]
+        include:
+          - build: fp32
+            fp16: OFF
+          - build: fp16
+            fp16: ON
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
+    env:
+      ONEAPI_ROOT: /opt/intel/oneapi/
+      ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION: "2025.3.3"
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: Use oneAPI Installation Cache
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        id: cache-sycl
+        with:
+          path: ${{ env.ONEAPI_ROOT }}
+          key: oneAPI-${{ env.ONEAPI_INSTALLER_VERSION }}-${{ runner.os }}
+
+      - name: Download & Install oneAPI
+        shell: bash
+        if: steps.cache-sycl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
+        run: |
+          cd /tmp
+          wget https://registrationcenter-download.intel.com/akdlm/IRC_NAS/56f7923a-adb8-43f3-8b02-2b60fcac8cab/intel-deep-learning-essentials-2025.3.3.16_offline.sh -O intel-deep-learning-essentials_offline.sh
+          sudo bash intel-deep-learning-essentials_offline.sh -s -a --silent --eula accept
+
+      - name: Clone
+        id: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+
+      - name: ccache
+        uses: ggml-org/ccache-action@v1.2.21
+        with:
+          key: ubuntu-24-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}
+          evict-old-files: 1d
+          save: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+
+      - name: Build
+        id: cmake_build
+        run: |
+          source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
+          cmake -B build \
+            -G "Ninja" \
+            -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
+            -DGGML_SYCL=ON \
+            -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icx \
+            -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpx \
+            -DLLAMA_OPENSSL=OFF \
+            -DGGML_NATIVE=OFF \
+            -DGGML_SYCL_F16=${{ matrix.fp16 }}
+          time cmake --build build --config Release -j $(nproc)
+
+      - name: Determine tag name
+        id: tag
+        uses: ./.github/actions/get-tag-name
+
+      - name: Pack artifacts
+        id: pack_artifacts
+        run: |
+          cp LICENSE ./build/bin/
+          tar -czvf llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}-x64.tar.gz --transform "s,./,llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/," -C ./build/bin .
+
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
+        with:
+          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}-x64.tar.gz
+          name: llama-bin-ubuntu-sycl-${{ matrix.build }}-x64.tar.gz
+
   ubuntu-22-rocm:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
 
@@ -1045,6 +1131,7 @@ jobs:
       - ubuntu-cpu
       - ubuntu-vulkan
       - ubuntu-24-openvino
+      - ubuntu-24-sycl
       - android-arm64
       - macOS-cpu
       - ios-xcode-build
@@ -1133,6 +1220,8 @@ jobs:
             - [Ubuntu arm64 (Vulkan)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-vulkan-arm64.tar.gz)
             - [Ubuntu x64 (ROCm 7.2)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-rocm-7.2-x64.tar.gz)
             - [Ubuntu x64 (OpenVINO)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-openvino-${{ needs.ubuntu-24-openvino.outputs.openvino_version }}-x64.tar.gz)
+            - [Ubuntu x64 (SYCL FP32)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-sycl-fp32-x64.tar.gz)
+            - [Ubuntu x64 (SYCL FP16)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-ubuntu-sycl-fp16-x64.tar.gz)
 
             **Android:**
             - [Android arm64 (CPU)](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}/llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-android-arm64.tar.gz)
diff --git a/docs/backend/SYCL.md b/docs/backend/SYCL.md
index d52c61acb..1b86b3d4a 100644
--- a/docs/backend/SYCL.md
+++ b/docs/backend/SYCL.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ SYCL cross-platform capabilities enable support for other vendor GPUs as well.
 
 ## Recommended Release
 
+### Windows
+
 The following releases are verified and recommended:
 
 |Commit ID|Tag|Release|Verified  Platform| Update date|
@@ -39,6 +41,13 @@ The following releases are verified and recommended:
 |3bcd40b3c593d14261fb2abfabad3c0fb5b9e318|b4040 |[llama-b4040-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b4040/llama-b4040-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip) |Arc A770/Linux/oneAPI 2024.1<br>MTL Arc GPU/Windows 11/oneAPI 2024.1| 2024-11-19|
 |fb76ec31a9914b7761c1727303ab30380fd4f05c|b3038 |[llama-b3038-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip](https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/releases/download/b3038/llama-b3038-bin-win-sycl-x64.zip) |Arc A770/Linux/oneAPI 2024.1<br>MTL Arc GPU/Windows 11/oneAPI 2024.1||
 
+### Ubuntu 24.04
+
+The release packages for Ubuntu 24.04 x64 (FP32/FP16) only include the binary files of the llama.cpp SYCL backend. They require the target machine to have pre-installed Intel GPU drivers and oneAPI packages that are the same version as the build package. To get the version and installation info, refer to release.yml: ubuntu-24-sycl -> Download & Install oneAPI.
+
+It is recommended to use them with Intel Docker.
+
+The packages for FP32 and FP16 would have different accuracy and performance on LLMs. Please choose it acording to the test result.
 
 ## News
 
@@ -229,6 +238,7 @@ Upon a successful installation, SYCL is enabled for the available intel devices,
 
 |Verified release|
 |-|
+|2025.3.3 |
 |2025.2.1|
 |2025.1|
 |2024.1|