diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
index 9ad75c92b..3f6ec5a75 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.aarch64-ipfire
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm64 6.1.39-ipfire Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm64 6.1.40-ipfire Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.1.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
diff --git a/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire b/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
index e40181dc6..4b75c12ec 100644
--- a/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
+++ b/config/kernel/kernel.config.x86_64-ipfire
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86 6.1.39-ipfire Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86 6.1.40-ipfire Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.1.0"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
diff --git a/lfs/linux b/lfs/linux
index 75fa0c00f..a87161293 100644
--- a/lfs/linux
+++ b/lfs/linux
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER         = 6.1.39
-
+VER         = 6.1.40
 ARM_PATCHES = 6.1.y-ipfire2
 
 THISAPP    = linux-$(VER)
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ objects = \
 $(DL_FILE)					= $(URL_IPFIRE)/$(DL_FILE)
 arm-multi-patches-$(ARM_PATCHES).patch.xz	= $(URL_IPFIRE)/arm-multi-patches-$(ARM_PATCHES).patch.xz
 
-$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 36bb549b14ccff3bd1751ff8475e74a77f8f65d9531ca2379b1dd2ccfe9adcf6852a764d615c42b3ad8a91c0d96668ae970085ab889dd98e21789f54a2f7641e
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = a85b3418f8b35889a9b825b46f097b319218ee28e0225abf9190ae3a7b6d8de89bb21d3033ea17ab6a71e10134ff25bd5252195a7d07041bf0e0a790d52e9fac
 arm-multi-patches-$(ARM_PATCHES).patch.xz_BLAKE2 = 7afc460562fb24bcd75784fc79de768f9b60780aedd88d1a847927169e31920bbb475b1ac1466c4a224a7876d16bd8d465b96202de12b74f6e2ccbfcec731ad3
 
 install : $(TARGET)