diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
index 8a11373d0e2a..9c8c1c626a62 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/zen-kernels.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ let
   variants = {
     # ./update-zen.py zen
     zen = {
-      version = "6.17.9"; # zen
+      version = "6.18"; # zen
       suffix = "zen1"; # zen
-      sha256 = "0xrmhs2kabiszdldqx7c4bj3zicbslvvgmw8j77zlc49zddxhz1q"; # zen
+      sha256 = "04bi1xmlllxhmqy9h6y0gnw82bhkh42rzzwc72rn8rknbb7qq8bj"; # zen
       isLqx = false;
     };
     # ./update-zen.py lqx