diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9da314c..7b0ba5c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ KERNEL_MIN=15
 KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=18
 # increment KREL if the ABI changes (abicheck target in debian/rules)
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
-KREL=17
+KREL=18
 
-PKGREL=43
+PKGREL=44
 
 KERNEL_MAJMIN=$(KERNEL_MAJ).$(KERNEL_MIN)
 KERNEL_VER=$(KERNEL_MAJMIN).$(KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e924f3b..e64dfc7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+pve-kernel (4.15.18-44) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * update to Ubuntu-4.15.0-55.60
+
+  * bump ABI to 4.15.18-18
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Wed, 03 Jul 2019 11:19:13 +0200
+
 pve-kernel (4.15.18-43) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * backport refinement for TCP SACK mitigations to avoid regressions for some