diff --git a/configs/kernel.data b/configs/kernel.data
index d04a907dfa911ffa8f6af47199fe31abac958075..4fce5e81acc9ec298fd894bf14f27a5375b42a28 100644
--- a/configs/kernel.data
+++ b/configs/kernel.data
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 armv7 STABLE 4.13.5-armv7-x1
 omap-psp STABLE 3.8.13-bone86
 xenomai STABLE 3.8.13-xenomai-r86
-bone-rt LTS49 4.9.53-bone-rt-r7
+bone-rt LTS49 4.9.54-bone-rt-r7
 ti LTS44 4.4.90-ti-r132
 ti LTS49 4.9.53-ti-r67
 ti-rt LTS49 4.9.53-ti-rt-r67
diff --git a/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf b/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf
index b943ef8a1f491cf3ebeda766c53f78aa11c083cb..af06ad0b1099b741295bbd552df00d2bcb8feb4a 100644
--- a/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf
+++ b/configs/machinekit-debian-jessie.conf
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ repo_rcnee_pkg_list="	\
 	libgl1-mesa-dri	\
 	libsoc-dev	\
 	libsoc2	\
-	linux-image-4.9.53-bone-rt-r7	\
+	linux-image-4.9.54-bone-rt-r7	\
 	lximage-qt	\
 	lxqt-about	\
 	lxqt-admin	\
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ repo_rcnee_pkg_list="	\
 # drop for now:
 # c9-core-installer
 
-repo_rcnee_pkg_version="4.9.53-bone-rt-r7"
+repo_rcnee_pkg_version="4.9.54-bone-rt-r7"
 include_firmware="enable"
 #
 repo_external="enable"