diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4e33dd..b74bcd3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ KERNEL_MIN=8
 KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=8
 # increment KREL for every published package release!
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
-KREL=1
+KREL=2
 
 KERNEL_MAJMIN=$(KERNEL_MAJ).$(KERNEL_MIN)
 KERNEL_VER=$(KERNEL_MAJMIN).$(KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 631b0ee..f7c213d 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+proxmox-kernel-6.8 (6.8.8-2) bookworm; urgency=medium
+
+  * fix #5448: support SCSI controllers with bad VDP page length encoding again
+
+  * fix #5554: improve e1000e stability on cable reconnection
+
+  * cherry-pick "virtio-pci: Check if is_avq is NULL"
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Mon, 24 Jun 2024 11:00:48 +0200
+
 proxmox-kernel-6.8 (6.8.8-1) bookworm; urgency=medium
 
   * update fix for managing block flush queue list to avioid a regression with