diff --git a/conf/machine/freedom-u540.conf b/conf/machine/freedom-u540.conf
index 3b8a7cf..651e4e1 100644
--- a/conf/machine/freedom-u540.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/freedom-u540.conf
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ MACHINE_FEATURES = "screen keyboard ext2 ext3 serial"
 KERNEL_IMAGETYPE = "vmlinux"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-riscv"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv ?= "4.18%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv ?= "4.19%"
 
 GDBVERSION = "riscv"
 
diff --git a/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf b/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
index 99af9fc..990f253 100644
--- a/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
+++ b/conf/machine/qemuriscv64.conf
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 #@DESCRIPTION: Machine configuration for running a generic riscv64
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/kernel ?= "linux-riscv"
-PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv ?= "4.18%"
+PREFERRED_VERSION_linux-riscv ?= "4.19%"
 
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_virtual/bootloader ?= "u-boot"
 PREFERRED_PROVIDER_u-boot ?= "u-boot"