diff --git a/linux/linux.hash b/linux/linux.hash
index 9684dc5697..c7bbb6be99 100644
--- a/linux/linux.hash
+++ b/linux/linux.hash
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # From https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/sha256sums.asc
+sha256  2ca1f17051a430f6fed1196e4952717507171acfd97d96577212502703b25deb  linux-6.1.tar.xz
 sha256  08d3118d6b755769f166de6babed54964393a7c0928029bef11bf55559a72da4  linux-6.0.13.tar.xz
 # From https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/sha256sums.asc
 sha256  40590843c04c85789105157f69efbd71a4efe87ae2568e40d1b7258c3f747ff3  linux-5.15.83.tar.xz
diff --git a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
index 93f443b78f..cd36c7c763 100644
--- a/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+++ b/package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS
 choice
 	prompt "Kernel Headers"
 	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_AS_KERNEL if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL
-	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_6_0
+	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_6_1
 	help
 	  Select the kernel version to get headers from.
 
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@ config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_15
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_6_0
 	bool "Linux 6.0.x kernel headers"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_0
+
+config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_6_1
+	bool "Linux 6.1.x kernel headers"
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_1
 	select BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_LATEST
 
 config BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION
@@ -133,8 +137,12 @@ choice
 	  If your kernel headers are more recent than the latest version
 	  in the choice, then select the latest version.
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_1
+	bool "6.1.x or later"
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_1
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_6_0
-	bool "6.0.x or later"
+	bool "6.0.x"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_0
 
 config BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_19
@@ -395,6 +403,7 @@ config BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_HEADERS
 	default "5.10.159"	if BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_10
 	default "5.15.83"	if BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_5_15
 	default "6.0.13"	if BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_6_0
+	default "6.1"		if BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_6_1
 	default BR2_DEFAULT_KERNEL_VERSION if BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_VERSION
 	default "custom"	if BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_CUSTOM_TARBALL
 	default BR2_KERNEL_HEADERS_CUSTOM_REPO_VERSION \
diff --git a/toolchain/Config.in b/toolchain/Config.in
index 4947ab3aae..544b423001 100644
--- a/toolchain/Config.in
+++ b/toolchain/Config.in
@@ -591,6 +591,10 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_19
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_0
 	bool
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_19
+
+config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_1
+	bool
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_0
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_LATEST
 
 # This should be selected by the latest version, above, to indicate that
@@ -604,6 +608,7 @@ config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_LATEST
 # stops affecting a value on the first matching default.
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST
 	string
+	default "6.1"  if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_1
 	default "6.0"  if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_0
 	default "5.19" if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_19
 	default "5.18" if BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_5_18
diff --git a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-custom/Config.in.options b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-custom/Config.in.options
index a9cb61365f..1c39334ddd 100644
--- a/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-custom/Config.in.options
+++ b/toolchain/toolchain-external/toolchain-external-custom/Config.in.options
@@ -127,8 +127,12 @@ choice
 	  If your toolchain uses headers newer than the latest version
 	  in the choice, then select the latest version.
 
+config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HEADERS_6_1
+	bool "6.1.x or later"
+	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_1
+
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HEADERS_6_0
-	bool "6.0.x or later"
+	bool "6.0.x"
 	select BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HEADERS_AT_LEAST_6_0
 
 config BR2_TOOLCHAIN_EXTERNAL_HEADERS_5_19