diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index b72a59ef2b1..a296efa8b9d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
           USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           PLATFORM: linux/arm64
           PROGRESS: plain
-          IMAGER_ARGS: "--system-extension-image ghcr.io/nberlee/rk3588:v1.6.5"
+          IMAGER_ARGS: "--system-extension-image ghcr.io/nberlee/rk3588:v1.6.5-1-gea49d8c"
 
       - name: Build an turing-rk1 installer
         run: |
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           USERNAME: ${{ github.actor }}
           PLATFORM: linux/arm64
           PROGRESS: plain
-          IMAGER_ARGS: "--system-extension-image ghcr.io/nberlee/rk3588:v1.6.5"
+          IMAGER_ARGS: "--system-extension-image ghcr.io/nberlee/rk3588:v1.6.5-1-gea49d8c"
 
       - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
         with:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 361634a5ca3..8de3b397fb8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ CLOUD_IMAGES_EXTRA_ARGS ?= ""
 ARTIFACTS := _out
 TOOLS ?= ghcr.io/siderolabs/tools:v1.6.0-2-g5e034ec
 PKGS ?= v1.6.0-25-g6868f38
-PKG_KERNEL ?= ghcr.io/nberlee/kernel:v1.6.0-27-g2dcb3b4
+PKG_KERNEL ?= ghcr.io/nberlee/kernel:v1.6.0-31-g2ac9fa5
 EXTRAS ?= v1.6.0-1-g113887a
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=golang/go
 GO_VERSION ?= 1.21
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index 89997790c34..c03d4c6ed3e 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKernelVersion is the default Linux kernel version.
-	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.6.17-talos"
+	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.6.18-talos"
 
 	// KernelModulesPath is the default path to the kernel modules without the kernel version.
 	KernelModulesPath = "/lib/modules"