diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
index 1b18ce2ff68..8c7f1f005c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script builds the required initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="3.0.0-rc4"
+_KVER="3.0.0-rc5"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
index 5ac369ede05..0e0833dede4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script removes the initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="3.0.0-rc4"
+_KVER="3.0.0-rc5"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index a149af53f74..19438ddf5e1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ _kernel_headers_revision=${revision}
 _kernel_snapshot=yes
 _kernel_ver=3.0
 _kernel_ver_minor=0
-_kernel_patch_ver=rc4
+_kernel_patch_ver=rc5
 version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_ver_minor}${_kernel_patch_ver}
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules"
 wrksrc="linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v3.0/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=b3b0aa31f6a461562157aefefcb2b6651a9d0550da96996cfb1b8c87ac77c3ac
+checksum=48d2cd0f44c24b43bf4f5ac79e605bde66984096fe31768a6ac00de2d7c50886
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 noverifyrdeps=yes