diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4a8b56e407..cdc764e74b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ NAME = Talos
 
 ARTIFACTS := _out
 TOOLS ?= ghcr.io/siderolabs/tools:v1.2.0-alpha.0
-PKGS ?= v1.2.0-alpha.0-17-g4412db8
+PKGS ?= v1.2.0-alpha.0-18-g9ee662c
 EXTRAS ?= v1.2.0-alpha.0
 GO_VERSION ?= 1.18
 GOIMPORTS_VERSION ?= v0.1.10
diff --git a/hack/release.toml b/hack/release.toml
index d4ee9ecde5..fff321c637 100644
--- a/hack/release.toml
+++ b/hack/release.toml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ vlan=eth1.5:eth1 ip=172.20.0.2::172.20.0.1:255.255.255.0::eth1.5:::::
     [notes.updates]
         title = "Component Updates"
         description="""\
-* Linux: 5.15.51
+* Linux: 5.15.52
 """
 
     [notes.talos-config-kernel-param-variable-substitution]
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index b8ea7a13e3..16aa5a6c7d 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKernelVersion is the default Linux kernel version.
-	DefaultKernelVersion = "5.15.51-talos"
+	DefaultKernelVersion = "5.15.52-talos"
 
 	// KernelParamConfig is the kernel parameter name for specifying the URL.
 	// to the config.
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs b/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs
index f66a78ad55..4054955355 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs
+++ b/pkg/machinery/gendata/data/pkgs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.2.0-alpha.0-17-g4412db8
\ No newline at end of file
+v1.2.0-alpha.0-18-g9ee662c
\ No newline at end of file