diff --git a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
index 284559c..362f6e0 100644
--- a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
+++ b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/beaglebone-yocto.conf
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 SERIAL_CONSOLES_CHECK = "${SERIAL_CONSOLES}"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.15%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.1%"
 
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "zImage"
 KERNEL_DEVICETREE = "am335x-bone.dtb am335x-boneblack.dtb am335x-bonegreen.dtb"
diff --git a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
index 249864e..ffdcf55 100644
--- a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
+++ b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/edgerouter.conf
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 KERNEL_IMAGE_STRIP_EXTRA_SECTIONS  = ".comment"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.15%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.1%"
 
 SERIAL_CONSOLES = "115200;ttyS0"
 USE_VT ?= "0"
diff --git a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
index 8c5e552..e3badeb 100644
--- a/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
+++ b/poky/meta-yocto-bsp/conf/machine/include/genericx86-common.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 require conf/machine/include/x86/qemuboot-x86.inc
 MACHINE_FEATURES += "wifi efi pcbios"
 
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "5.15%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-yocto ?= "6.1%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-yocto"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/xserver ?= "xserver-xorg"
 XSERVER ?= "${XSERVER_X86_BASE} \