diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 36afd6c..1be4c6b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # also bump pve-kernel-meta if either of MAJ.MIN, PATCHLEVEL or KREL change
 KERNEL_MAJ=6
 KERNEL_MIN=1
-KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=0
+KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=2
 # increment KREL if the ABI changes (abicheck target in debian/rules)
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
 KREL=1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 8ff9338..117718c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
+pve-kernel (6.1.2-1) bullseye; urgency=medium
+
+  * backport ZFS compat fixes for Linux 6.1 w.r.t. a OTMPFILE open syscall
+
+  * update to Ubuntu-6.1.0-12.12
+
+  * backport a few newer fixes-of-fixes from 6.1.4
+
+  * bump ABI to 6.1.2-1
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Sat, 07 Jan 2023 14:56:01 +0100
+
 pve-kernel (6.1.0-1) bullseye; urgency=medium
 
   * update to Ubuntu-6.1.0-1.1 based on upstram v6.1
 
-  * update ZFS to 2.1.6
+  * update ZFS to 2.1.7
 
  -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Tue, 13 Dec 2022 15:08:53 +0100