diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
index 47b6c1d9de..28b1bf40dc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/INSTALL
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script builds the required initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="2.6.39-rc3"
+_KVER="2.6.39-rc5"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
index 1949755533..d011ab58bd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/REMOVE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
 # This script removes the initramfs.
 #
-_KVER="2.6.39-rc3"
+_KVER="2.6.39-rc5"
 
 case "${ACTION}" in
 post)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 66bb76def7..b32d092ba6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@ pkgname=kernel-snapshot
 _kernel_headers_revision=${revision}
 _kernel_snapshot=yes
 _kernel_ver=2.6.39
-_kernel_patch_ver=rc3
+_kernel_patch_ver=rc5
 version=${_kernel_ver}${_kernel_patch_ver}
 wrksrc="linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_patch_ver}.tar.bz2"
-checksum=1ab04b16bd9a121f4933fa7752c94224105d6fe8eec078135563659709426bf7
+checksum=601027ea57d9ade74a54702911f2b12c9e16481c9191d1dafff7e533ccdee1e8
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 noverifyrdeps=yes