diff --git a/ansible/roles/i40e-drive/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/i40e-drive/tasks/main.yml
index a5c9caeb..3583fb13 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/i40e-drive/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/i40e-drive/tasks/main.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
     state: present
 
 - name: "update  depmod"
-  shell: depmod -v 5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
\ No newline at end of file
+  shell: depmod -v 5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn0/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn0/tasks/main.yml
index 210a1ab4..9dc979f5 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn0/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn0/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   tags: template
 
 - name: "update depmod"
-  shell: depmod -v 5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
+  shell: depmod -v 5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
 
 - name: "set eth_pf"
   template:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn123/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn123/tasks/main.yml
index ff00c407..94752c36 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn123/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/system-init-7400-mcn123/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
   tags: template
 
 - name: "update depmod"
-  shell: depmod -v 5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
+  shell: depmod -v 5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
 
 - name: "set eth_pf"
   template:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/system-init/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/system-init/tasks/main.yml
index e3927113..b1e87671 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/system-init/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/system-init/tasks/main.yml
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@
   shell: sed -i 's/#UseDNS yes/UseDNS no/g' /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 
 - name: "update initramfs"
-  shell: dracut --force -v /boot/initramfs-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.img 5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
\ No newline at end of file
+  shell: dracut --force -v /boot/initramfs-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.img 5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package/kernel-lt-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm b/package/kernel-lt-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
similarity index 79%
rename from package/kernel-lt-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
rename to package/kernel-lt-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
index dbda6417..6016f32d 100644
Binary files a/package/kernel-lt-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm and b/package/kernel-lt-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm differ
diff --git a/package/kernel-lt-devel-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm b/package/kernel-lt-devel-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
similarity index 61%
rename from package/kernel-lt-devel-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
rename to package/kernel-lt-devel-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm
index 90d22a44..dde483da 100644
Binary files a/package/kernel-lt-devel-5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm and b/package/kernel-lt-devel-5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64.rpm differ
diff --git a/tools/mk-base-image b/tools/mk-base-image
index 124f228c..5e7ca125 100755
--- a/tools/mk-base-image
+++ b/tools/mk-base-image
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 yum_config=$1
 target=$2
 projectdir=$3
-kernel_version="5.4.113-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64"
+kernel_version="5.4.159-1.el7.elrepo.x86_64"
 
 set -ex