diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 22c6138eb4..866623b3de 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ DOCKER_LOGIN_ENABLED ?= true
 
 ARTIFACTS := _out
 TOOLS ?= ghcr.io/talos-systems/tools:v0.3.0-21-g0026740
-PKGS ?= v0.3.0-77-gbf4b778
+PKGS ?= v0.3.0-78-g04e6d12
 EXTRAS ?= v0.1.0-9-g302cc61
 GO_VERSION ?= 1.15
 GOFUMPT_VERSION ?= abc0db2c416aca0f60ea33c23c76665f6e7ba0b6
diff --git a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
index d276eea919..94b455fee1 100644
--- a/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/machinery/constants/constants.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	// DefaultKernelVersion is the default Linux kernel version.
-	DefaultKernelVersion = "5.10.17-talos"
+	DefaultKernelVersion = "5.10.19-talos"
 
 	// KernelParamConfig is the kernel parameter name for specifying the URL.
 	// to the config.