diff --git a/defaults/base/default.nix b/defaults/base/default.nix
index 5431d61..3047c5c 100644
--- a/defaults/base/default.nix
+++ b/defaults/base/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ in {
 
   boot.loader.timeout = 2;
   boot.tmpOnTmpfs = true;
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
 
   console.keyMap = "de_CH-latin1";
   i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
diff --git a/host/speer/default.nix b/host/speer/default.nix
index 03fb0c2..d330dbc 100644
--- a/host/speer/default.nix
+++ b/host/speer/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,6 @@
   # this value at the release version of the first install of this system.
   # Before changing this value read the documentation for this option
   # (e.g. man configuration.nix or on https://nixos.org/nixos/options.html).
-  system.stateVersion = "20.09"; # Did you read the comment?
+  system.stateVersion = "21.05"; # Did you read the comment?
 
 }