diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7d6a4c8..e38d253 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ 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=6
+KREL=7
 
-PKGREL=24
+PKGREL=26
 
 KERNEL_MAJMIN=$(KERNEL_MAJ).$(KERNEL_MIN)
 KERNEL_VER=$(KERNEL_MAJMIN).$(KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 19db5a5..4d54547 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+pve-kernel (4.15.18-26) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * update sources to Ubuntu-4.15.0-37.40
+
+  * bump ABI to 4.15.18-7-pve
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Thu, 04 Oct 2018 11:03:06 +0200
+
 pve-kernel (4.15.18-25) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * update sources to Ubuntu-4.15.0-36.39