diff --git a/openpower/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk b/openpower/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk
index a955150..182dd1e 100644
--- a/openpower/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/petitboot/petitboot.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PETITBOOT_VERSION = v1.6.0
+PETITBOOT_VERSION = v1.6.1
 PETITBOOT_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,petitboot,$(PETITBOOT_VERSION))
 PETITBOOT_DEPENDENCIES = ncurses udev host-bison host-flex lvm2
 PETITBOOT_LICENSE = GPLv2
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
index 8b97ee4..defd432 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 config BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "v5.9-rc1" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "v5.9-rc2" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION