diff --git a/docs/kernels.md b/docs/kernels.md
index 486d44369..f9cc71dc5 100644
--- a/docs/kernels.md
+++ b/docs/kernels.md
@@ -339,10 +339,10 @@ file:
 
 ```
 kernel:
-  image: linuxkit/kernel:4.9.66
+  image: linuxkit/kernel:4.9.<version>
   cmdline: "console=tty0 console=ttyS0 console=ttyAMA0"
 init:
-  - <foo>/zfs-kmod:4.9.47
+  - <foo>/zfs-kmod:4.9.<version>
   ...
 ```