diff --git a/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml b/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml
index 77e82e77e..a3971f266 100644
--- a/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml
+++ b/examples/rt-for-vmware.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 kernel:
-  image: linuxkit/kernel:4.14.18-rt
+  image: linuxkit/kernel:4.14.29-rt
   cmdline: "console=tty0"
 init:
   - linuxkit/init:7af4e32f31f04d6c63d457c502d2f69344db7d72