diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/arm64-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/arm64-dotconfig
index 44609509c38..cfa614ac8a6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/arm64-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/arm64-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm64 6.9.5 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm64 6.9.6 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="aarch64-linux-musl-gcc (GCC) 13.2.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/i386-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/i386-dotconfig
index be5d22d99d9..d83889311ce 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/i386-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/i386-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/i386 6.9.5 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/i386 6.9.6 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.2.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/x86_64-dotconfig b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/x86_64-dotconfig
index 372d82aacd2..070d917880a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/x86_64-dotconfig
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/files/x86_64-dotconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86_64 6.9.5 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86_64 6.9.6 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.2.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/template b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/template
index 7c2b789e5d8..c912190004f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux6.9/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux6.9/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux6.9'
 pkgname=linux6.9
-version=6.9.5
+version=6.9.6
 revision=1
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
 maintainer="Duncaen <duncaen@voidlinux.org>"
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ if [ "${version##*.}" != 0 ]; then
 fi
 
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- 93293c1618f13d003a43815f77a188e091857cc1b61ac20e24a8c07a0d5de104"
+ 119c49942462d99d967dcc2d74bc6f1e5d773e06b9f5fa23c18dc0680bda9209"
 python_version=3
 
 # XXX Restrict archs until a proper <arch>-dotconfig is available in FILESDIR.