diff --git a/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc b/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
index 3c771a6..ccc370f 100644
--- a/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
+++ b/conf/machine/include/sunxi.inc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ XSERVER = "xserver-xorg \
            xf86-input-keyboard"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-mainline"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-mainline ?= "5.15.%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-mainline ?= "6.1.%"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ?= "u-boot"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ?= "u-boot"
 
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline.inc b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline.inc
index e03fa62..217438e 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline.inc
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline.inc
@@ -20,7 +20,10 @@ KERNEL_EXTRA_ARGS += "LOADADDR=${UBOOT_ENTRYPOINT}"
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/linux-${PV}"
 
-SRC_URI = "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-${PV}.tar.xz \
+# get release version 5.x or 6.x based on version
+KRELEASE = "${@d.getVar('PV', True).split('.')[0]}"
+
+SRC_URI = "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${KRELEASE}.x/linux-${PV}.tar.xz \
 	file://0001-dts-orange-pi-zero-Add-wifi-support.patch \
 	file://0002-dts-nanopi-neo-air-add-camera.patch \
 	file://0003-dts-allwinner-bananapi-m2-zreo-Enforce-consistent-MM.patch \
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.15.35.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.10.166.bb
similarity index 63%
rename from recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.15.35.bb
rename to recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.10.166.bb
index dba9b44..79ac129 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.15.35.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.10.166.bb
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Mainline Longterm Linux kernel"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=6bc538ed5bd9a7fc9398086aedcd7e46"
 
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "0a1a5ae2f30eb2b38215e59077f045aabd7f4e2857a881482f02ea48186105d8"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "0051a1780e5bda0efc68dafab7c728b8283d2b028fedb439418f478be7d3e1af"
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.10.2.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.15.91.bb
similarity index 51%
rename from recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.10.2.bb
rename to recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.15.91.bb
index 80eec77..4b44a93 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.10.2.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.15.91.bb
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Mainline Longterm Linux kernel"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=6bc538ed5bd9a7fc9398086aedcd7e46"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "0751179f60de73eb2cd93f161fa52fcf"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "3b84e13abae26af17ebccc4d7212f5843a991127a73a320848d5c6942ef781a2"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a63c2bb1beb15f1aea9c63cf80559f5b7ab58afd2da2fa5e7670c515ebe1fe80"
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.4.69.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.4.230.bb
similarity index 51%
rename from recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.4.69.bb
rename to recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.4.230.bb
index 17613d7..d06dc89 100644
--- a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.4.69.bb
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_5.4.230.bb
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ DESCRIPTION = "Mainline Longterm Linux kernel"
 
 LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=bbea815ee2795b2f4230826c0c6b8814"
 
-SRC_URI[md5sum] = "98c8187b801f006ba203db0669e307a5"
-SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a8b31d716b397303a183e42ad525ff2871024a43e3ea530d0fdf73b7f9d27da7"
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "a74fd32ccc1025b72f3ba7183208761f7c6190fb96e8f484f6d543a5a183e62f"
diff --git a/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_6.1.9.bb b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_6.1.9.bb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7caf24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-mainline_6.1.9.bb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+require linux-mainline.inc
+
+DESCRIPTION = "Mainline Longterm Linux kernel"
+
+LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://COPYING;md5=6bc538ed5bd9a7fc9398086aedcd7e46"
+
+SRC_URI[sha256sum] = "d60cf185693c386e7acd9f3eb3a94ae30ffbfee0a9447a20e83711e0bdf5922b"