diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 48dcb8e..1f52e94 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ HACK ?= ./hack
 
 TAG ?= $(shell git describe --tag --always --dirty)
 
-KERNEL_TAG ?= 6.11-rc1
+KERNEL_TAG ?= 6.12-rc1
 KERNEL_SOURCE ?= https://gitlab.collabora.com/hardware-enablement/rockchip-3588/linux/-/archive/rk3588/linux-rk3588.tar.gz
 KERNEL_TAG_SEMVER ?= $(shell echo $(KERNEL_TAG) | sed 's/^\([0-9]*\.[0-9]*\)$$/\1.0/')
 KERNEL_TAINT ?= -$(NAME)
diff --git a/imager/patches/talos-orangepi5.patch b/imager/patches/talos-orangepi5.patch
index 90b7da8..d7ff9b6 100644
--- a/imager/patches/talos-orangepi5.patch
+++ b/imager/patches/talos-orangepi5.patch
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ index ac1fa14..720adc0 100644
  const (
  	// DefaultKernelVersion is the default Linux kernel version.
 -	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.6.52-talos"
-+	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.11.0-rc1-talos"
++	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.12.0-rc1-talos"
  
  	// KernelModulesPath is the default path to the kernel modules without the kernel version.
  	KernelModulesPath = "/lib/modules"