diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
index f4eda83e6f64..876b622f2562 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ let
   variants = {
     # ./update-zen.py zen
     zen = {
-      version = "6.11.5"; #zen
+      version = "6.12.1"; #zen
       suffix = "zen1"; #zen
-      sha256 = "1w342k54ns6rwkk13l9f7h0qzikn6hbnb2ydxyqalrmll8n2g237"; #zen
+      sha256 = "18aws41zlayv4xd6489jzrhr8b3kwmrx2q1b50g67v4rsp02sb4p"; #zen
       isLqx = false;
     };
     # ./update-zen.py lqx