diff --git a/kernel.nix b/kernel.nix
index b0a4d96..38529ac 100644
--- a/kernel.nix
+++ b/kernel.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
     kernelPackages =
       let
         linux_x1e = pkgs.buildLinux rec {
-          version = "7.0.0";
-          modDirVersion = "7.0.0";
+          version = "v7.1-rc1";
+          modDirVersion = "v7.1-rc1";
           src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
             owner = "torvalds";
             repo = "linux";
-            rev = "028ef9c96e96197026887c0f092424679298aae8"; # v7.0
-            hash = "sha256-7TjYHhJdD67P3lquusrjjVtUIUzhLPtA5Oy7tc82gYA=";
+            rev = "254f49634ee16a731174d2ae34bc50bd5f45e731"; # v7.1-rc1
+            hash = "sha256-88uBvJ2fZEWUAyMJZRNEFBZZPWaCp5O+KhTGa8u4EQw=";
           };
           ignoreConfigErrors = true;
           structuredExtraConfig = with lib.kernel; {