diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 557c12bd05..9362fd4b13 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 _kmajor=3.6
 _kminor=0
-_kpatch=rc5
+_kpatch=rc6
 
 pkgname=kernel-snapshot
 version=${_kmajor}.${_kminor}${_kpatch}
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel image and associated modules
  for the testing kernel (future stable releases)."
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux//kernel/v3.0/testing/linux-${_kmajor}-${_kpatch}.tar.xz"
-checksum=5a2919f1d606b1362e74924f3219ac08d7e2f2263bcb29dd95e896c88c027b89
+checksum=0b096cf143e58a6e2c18e13c648f58a9ec3ba663986d823329b07cec39cdfdfd
 
 _kernver="${_kmajor}.${_kminor}-${_kpatch}_${revision}"
 kernel_hooks_version="${_kernver}"