diff --git a/nongnu/packages/linux.scm b/nongnu/packages/linux.scm
index 43a62343..ebc9bab4 100644
--- a/nongnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/nongnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ on hardware which requires nonfree software to function."))))
 (define-public linux-5.4
   (corrupt-linux linux-libre-5.4))
 
-(define-public linux linux-6.15)
+(define-public linux linux-6.16)
 ;; linux-lts points to the *newest* released long-term support version.
 (define-public linux-lts linux-6.12)