diff --git a/internal/rosa/kernel.go b/internal/rosa/kernel.go
index b3fc49c2..42fcbdc4 100644
--- a/internal/rosa/kernel.go
+++ b/internal/rosa/kernel.go
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@ package rosa
 
 import "hakurei.app/internal/pkg"
 
-const kernelVersion = "6.12.84"
+const kernelVersion = "6.12.87"
 
 var kernelSource = newTar(
 	"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/"+
 		"snapshot/linux-"+kernelVersion+".tar.gz",
-	"GJLUEu68r3DpLYoTcMl4wA_ThMBs_Zwc0gZsp82ii_3AOfcVxpI639IKfq2jAAY2",
+	"QTl5teIy0K5KsOLYGHQ3FbnPCZNRH2bySXVzghiOoHDdM3zAcSPUkmdly85lMzHx",
 	pkg.TarGzip,
 )
 
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ func init() {
 func (t Toolchain) newKernelHeaders() (pkg.Artifact, string) {
 	return t.NewPackage("kernel-headers", kernelVersion, kernelSource, &PackageAttr{
 		Flag: TEarly,
+
+		Paths: []pkg.ExecPath{
+			// updated manually for API changes
+			pkg.Path(AbsUsrSrc.Append("version.h"), false, pkg.NewFile(
+				"version.h", []byte(`#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 396372
+#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + ((c) > 255 ? 255 : (c)))
+#define LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR 6
+#define LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL 12
+#define LINUX_VERSION_SUBLEVEL 84
+`),
+			)),
+		},
 	}, &MakeHelper{
 		SkipConfigure: true,
 
@@ -43,7 +55,11 @@ func (t Toolchain) newKernelHeaders() (pkg.Artifact, string) {
 			"INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/work/system",
 			"headers_install",
 		},
-		Install: "# headers installed during make",
+		Install: `
+cat \
+	/usr/src/version.h > \
+	/work/system/include/linux/version.h
+`,
 	},
 		Rsync,
 	), kernelVersion