diff --git a/pkg/debian/kernel/version.conf b/pkg/debian/kernel/version.conf
index e059aed00..36b476aca 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/kernel/version.conf
+++ b/pkg/debian/kernel/version.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-KERNEL_VERSION="6.7.9"
+KERNEL_VERSION="6.8.1"
 KERNEL_REVISION="1"
 KERNEL_LOCALVERSION="-surface"