diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2462115c38..15326d2715 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ARTIFACTS := _out
 TOOLS ?= ghcr.io/siderolabs/tools:v1.8.0-alpha.0-6-g31ad71b
 
 PKGS_PREFIX ?= ghcr.io/siderolabs
-PKGS ?= v1.8.0-alpha.0-38-g8cc6455
+PKGS ?= v1.8.0-alpha.0-40-g4e940f8
 EXTRAS ?= v1.8.0-alpha.0-3-gcab51d8
 
 KRES_IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/siderolabs/kres:latest
diff --git a/hack/release.toml b/hack/release.toml
index 5cca155c2b..24dcb3d1a3 100644
--- a/hack/release.toml
+++ b/hack/release.toml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ preface = """\
         title = "Component Updates"
         description = """\
 Kubernetes: 1.31.0-beta0
-Linux: 6.6.39
+Linux: 6.6.43
 containerd: 2.0.0-rc.3
 runc: 1.2.0-rc.2
 etcd: 3.5.15
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index 708fda4c64..cf224ca452 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKernelVersion is the default Linux kernel version.
-	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.6.39-talos"
+	DefaultKernelVersion = "6.6.43-talos"
 
 	// KernelModulesPath is the default path to the kernel modules without the kernel version.
 	KernelModulesPath = "/lib/modules"
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs b/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs
index 748a8d697c..7d2e7ce5fb 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs
+++ b/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.8.0-alpha.0-38-g8cc6455
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.8.0-alpha.0-40-g4e940f8
\ No newline at end of file