diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2fdb779f9..8e7ef976f6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ MINIKUBE_BUCKET ?= minikube/releases
 MINIKUBE_UPLOAD_LOCATION := gs://${MINIKUBE_BUCKET}
 MINIKUBE_RELEASES_URL=https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/releases/download
 
-KERNEL_VERSION ?= 4.19.202
+KERNEL_VERSION ?= 5.15.6
 # latest from https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/releases 
 # update this only by running `make update-golint-version`
 GOLINT_VERSION ?= v1.44.2
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_x86_64_defconfig b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_x86_64_defconfig
index bd68d0eb63..a3e433c576 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_x86_64_defconfig
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/configs/minikube_x86_64_defconfig
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/minikube/x86_6
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/minikube/x86_64/post-image.sh"
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_SCRIPT_ARGS="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_MINIKUBE_PATH)/board/minikube/x86_64/genimage.cfg"
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.19 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_19=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.15 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_15=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.19.202"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_ARCH_DEFAULT_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INSTALL_TARGET=y
diff --git a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/hyperv-daemons/hyperv-daemons.mk b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/hyperv-daemons/hyperv-daemons.mk
index 3ea36bbbb0..dcc26010ee 100644
--- a/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/hyperv-daemons/hyperv-daemons.mk
+++ b/deploy/iso/minikube-iso/package/hyperv-daemons/hyperv-daemons.mk
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 
 HYPERV_DAEMONS_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION))
-HYPERV_DAEMONS_SITE = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x
+HYPERV_DAEMONS_SITE = https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x
 HYPERV_DAEMONS_SOURCE = linux-$(HYPERV_DAEMONS_VERSION).tar.xz
 
 define HYPERV_DAEMONS_BUILD_CMDS