diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
index 77d66ecd1d44..659dcd929951 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
@@ -4,16 +4,16 @@ let
   # comments with variant added for update script
   # ./update-zen.py zen
   zenVariant = {
-    version = "6.9.7"; #zen
+    version = "6.9.8"; #zen
     suffix = "zen1"; #zen
-    sha256 = "1hs238vpwna8fry65x2909npw97b8zyvbadigl1yqm6f4ibcmhkj"; #zen
+    sha256 = "1ixrdx2a6jp1x8kryjmxnrgl0fsrjg6fngg5c48vbl2574nizlbz"; #zen
     isLqx = false;
   };
   # ./update-zen.py lqx
   lqxVariant = {
-    version = "6.9.7"; #lqx
+    version = "6.9.8"; #lqx
     suffix = "lqx1"; #lqx
-    sha256 = "09z48hnjw0qfvn3b7gm9gs7ixki590wcgy7pm0cw2y41c67f725y"; #lqx
+    sha256 = "1r5ld2xibr0qkwi1yy7h746sclsmd8cq68z0zdpbbn2qrgyx302k"; #lqx
     isLqx = true;
   };
   zenKernelsFor = { version, suffix, sha256, isLqx }: buildLinux (args // {