diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
index ad21707fb05..6de061a9e01 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script builds the required initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="2.6.38-rc7"
+_KVER="2.6.38-rc8"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
index 2322ea36ba0..847cb9ae1cb 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script removes the initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="2.6.38-rc7"
+_KVER="2.6.38-rc8"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index ad3e583e7e5..2d5108aa7da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ pkgname=kernel-snapshot
 _kernel_headers_revision=${revision}
 _kernel_snapshot=yes
 _kernel_ver=2.6.38
-_kernel_patch_ver=rc7
+_kernel_patch_ver=rc8
 version=${_kernel_ver}${_kernel_patch_ver}
 wrksrc="linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=ac37633c0a2527eb6c8504f434c3bca15e7472bd1f2af1afac19d44393e633d4
+checksum=4b5ca2b0677abffbb1971f99fc147cd4d5b311e1446b0bcf142fe6bf4c7303c0
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 
 noverifyrdeps=yes