diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 88b2e78342..86a0307199 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-191
+192
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 7cd2348c2d..03be97d01d 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ assets:
   kernel-dragonball-experimental:
     description: "Linux kernel with Dragonball VMM optimizations like upcall"
     url: "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/"
-    version: "v6.18.15"
+    version: "v6.18.22"
 
 externals:
   description: "Third-party projects used by the system"