diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 60c2496..563e372 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL=18
 # rebuild packages with new KREL and run 'make abiupdate'
 KREL=8
 
-PKGREL=27
+PKGREL=28
 
 KERNEL_MAJMIN=$(KERNEL_MAJ).$(KERNEL_MIN)
 KERNEL_VER=$(KERNEL_MAJMIN).$(KERNEL_PATCHLEVEL)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index e6d1a61..a211ed3 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+pve-kernel (4.15.18-28) unstable; urgency=medium
+
+  * backport deadlock fix for issue ZOL#7939
+
+  * cherry-pick 2 patches planned for zfs-0.7.12
+
+  * update sources to Ubuntu-4.15.0-39.42
+
+  * bump ABI to 4.15.18-8
+
+ -- Proxmox Support Team <support@proxmox.com>  Tue, 30 Oct 2018 14:27:50 +0100
+
 pve-kernel (4.15.18-27) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * backport fix for silent corruption in Linux kernel 4.15 with O_DIRECT