diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index 4af4859c66..cfff339c5a 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PKG_NAME="linux"
-PKG_VERSION="2.6.36-rc7"
+PKG_VERSION="2.6.36-rc8"
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"