diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index 0a0e7c83d5..b18e0ac9f1 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
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 PKG_NAME="linux"
-PKG_VERSION="2.6.38-rc5"
+PKG_VERSION="2.6.38-rc6"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-000_crosscompile.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-000_crosscompile.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-000_crosscompile.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-000_crosscompile.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-002_bash_only_feature.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-002_bash_only_feature.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-002_bash_only_feature.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-002_bash_only_feature.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-003-no_dev_console.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-003-no_dev_console.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-003-no_dev_console.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-003-no_dev_console.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-004_lower_undefined_mode_timeout.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-005_kconfig_no_timestamp.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-005_kconfig_no_timestamp.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-005_kconfig_no_timestamp.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-005_kconfig_no_timestamp.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-006_enable_utf8.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-006_enable_utf8.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-006_enable_utf8.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-006_enable_utf8.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-007_die_floppy_die.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-007_die_floppy_die.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-007_die_floppy_die.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-007_die_floppy_die.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-008-hda_intel_prealloc_4mb_dmabuffer.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-008-hda_intel_prealloc_4mb_dmabuffer.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-008-hda_intel_prealloc_4mb_dmabuffer.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-008-hda_intel_prealloc_4mb_dmabuffer.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-009_disable_i8042_check_on_apple_mac.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-050_add_appleir_usb_driver.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-050_add_appleir_usb_driver.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-050_add_appleir_usb_driver.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-050_add_appleir_usb_driver.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-051_add_ite-cir_driver-0.1.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-051_add_ite-cir_driver-0.1.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-051_add_ite-cir_driver-0.1.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-051_add_ite-cir_driver-0.1.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-052-aureal_remote_quirk-0.1.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-052-aureal_remote_quirk-0.1.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-052-aureal_remote_quirk-0.1.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-052-aureal_remote_quirk-0.1.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-053_ati-remote_all_keys_and_keychange-0.1.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-053_ati-remote_all_keys_and_keychange-0.1.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-053_ati-remote_all_keys_and_keychange-0.1.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-053_ati-remote_all_keys_and_keychange-0.1.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-062-Pioneer_DVR-216D_failed_xfermode-0.1.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-062-Pioneer_DVR-216D_failed_xfermode-0.1.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-062-Pioneer_DVR-216D_failed_xfermode-0.1.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-062-Pioneer_DVR-216D_failed_xfermode-0.1.patch
diff --git a/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-110-drm_nouveau_upstream-20110222.patch b/packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-110-drm_nouveau_upstream-20110222.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc5-110-drm_nouveau_upstream-20110222.patch
rename to packages/linux/patches/linux-2.6.38-rc6-110-drm_nouveau_upstream-20110222.patch