diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-6.1.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-6.1.nix
index b52a2798fcc2..c8ecfc95f355 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-6.1.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-6.1.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 with lib;
 
 buildLinux (args // rec {
-  version = "6.1.39";
+  version = "6.1.40";
 
   # modDirVersion needs to be x.y.z, will automatically add .0 if needed
   modDirVersion = versions.pad 3 version;
@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ buildLinux (args // rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1f45j3ch1ljbacjlg8q45iva9lvwys938rdg0s516mznzlifxpac";
+    sha256 = "1w474pia4pxz4qbfai27ary1y1h2fnn7kvx7yz7wszd0jwhzrsj3";
   };
 } // (args.argsOverride or { }))