diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 88a9519..2fea1df 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ KERNEL_MIN=8
 KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=12
 # increment KREL for every published package release!
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
-KREL=1
+KREL=2
 
 KERNEL_MAJMIN=$(KERNEL_MAJ).$(KERNEL_MIN)
 KERNEL_VER=$(KERNEL_MAJMIN).$(KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ac07ea6..85a3cfc 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+proxmox-kernel-6.8 (6.8.12-2) bookworm; urgency=medium
+
+  * update sources to Ubuntu-6.8.0-45.45
+
+  * update ZFS to 2.2.6
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Thu, 05 Sep 2024 12:03:09 +0200
+
 proxmox-kernel-6.8 (6.8.12-1) bookworm; urgency=medium
 
   * cherry-pick fix for NULL pointer dereference in apparmorfs