diff --git a/configs/kernel.data b/configs/kernel.data
index 3c794ccd9799b0a37525979dca74bc846a95b797..99d305052edabacc153c4b07cfd07e268ab4f5b9 100644
--- a/configs/kernel.data
+++ b/configs/kernel.data
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 omap-psp STABLE 3.8.13-bone84
 xenomai STABLE 3.8.13-xenomai-r84
 ti LTS44 4.4.61-ti-r98
-ti-xenomai LTS44 4.4.60-ti-xenomai-r97
+ti-xenomai LTS44 4.4.61-ti-xenomai-r98
 armv7 LTS49 4.9.22-armv7-x4
 ti LTS49 4.9.21-ti-r29
diff --git a/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf b/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf
index 4a62b0d7ebec198f7f6db3a37a2d04f613a20ba7..7eb7cbb6e52e7c9bdb3c1afca07ad687297c9103 100644
--- a/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf
+++ b/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ repo_rcnee_pkg_list="	\
 	ipumm-dra7xx-installer	\
 	libsoc-dev	\
 	libsoc2	\
-	linux-image-4.4.60-ti-xenomai-r97	\
+	linux-image-4.4.61-ti-xenomai-r98	\
 	pru-software-support-package	\
 	rcn-ee-archive-keyring	\
 	tiomapconf	\
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ repo_rcnee_pkg_list="	\
 # drop for now:
 # c9-core-installer
 
-repo_rcnee_pkg_version="4.4.60-ti-xenomai-r97"
+repo_rcnee_pkg_version="4.4.61-ti-xenomai-r98"
 include_firmware="enable"
 #
 repo_external="enable"