diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 04b930d..02622a1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # also bump pve-kernel-meta if either of MAJ.MIN, PATCHLEVEL or KREL change
 KERNEL_MAJ=6
 KERNEL_MIN=2
-KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=2
+KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=6
 # increment KREL if the ABI changes (abicheck target in debian/rules)
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
 KREL=1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 638c2a1..e13581c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+pve-kernel (6.2.6-1) bullseye; urgency=medium
+
+  * update to Ubuntu-6.2.0-17.17 based on 6.2.6
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:08:23 +0100
+
 pve-kernel (6.2.2-1) bullseye; urgency=medium
 
   * update to Ubuntu-6.2.0-1.1