diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 6aef8e6..4e99a79 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+proxmox-ve (8.1.0) bookworm; urgency=medium
+
+  * bump for Proxmox VE 8.1
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Thu, 23 Nov 2023 09:25:11 +0100
+
 proxmox-ve (8.0.2) bookworm; urgency=medium
 
   * switch to new Proxmox kernel meta packages
diff --git a/debian/postinst b/debian/postinst
index a9d5cac..c7d1270 100755
--- a/debian/postinst
+++ b/debian/postinst
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ case "$1" in
   configure)
     # setup kernel links for installation CD (rescue boot)
     mkdir -p /boot/pve || true
-    ln -sf /boot/pve/vmlinuz-6.2 /boot/pve/vmlinuz || true
-    ln -sf /boot/pve/initrd.img-6.2 /boot/pve/initrd.img || true
+    ln -sf /boot/pve/vmlinuz-6.5 /boot/pve/vmlinuz || true
+    ln -sf /boot/pve/initrd.img-6.5 /boot/pve/initrd.img || true
     ;;
 esac