diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index c4d909d..51ca0d4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Architecture: all
 Section: admin
 Provides: pve-headers
 Priority: optional
-Depends: proxmox-headers-6.5,
+Depends: proxmox-headers-6.8,
          ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Default Proxmox Kernel Headers
  This is a metapackage which will install the kernel headers for the default
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Package: proxmox-default-kernel
 Architecture: all
 Section: admin
 Priority: optional
-Depends: proxmox-kernel-6.5,
+Depends: proxmox-kernel-6.8,
          ${misc:Depends}
 Description: Default Proxmox Kernel Image
  This is a metapackage which will install the kernel image for the default
diff --git a/debian/proxmox-default-kernel.postinst b/debian/proxmox-default-kernel.postinst
index c7d1270..53fd72b 100755
--- a/debian/proxmox-default-kernel.postinst
+++ b/debian/proxmox-default-kernel.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-6.5 /boot/pve/vmlinuz || true
-    ln -sf /boot/pve/initrd.img-6.5 /boot/pve/initrd.img || true
+    ln -sf /boot/pve/vmlinuz-6.8 /boot/pve/vmlinuz || true
+    ln -sf /boot/pve/initrd.img-6.8 /boot/pve/initrd.img || true
     ;;
 esac