diff --git a/Sources/ContainerPersistence/DefaultsStore.swift b/Sources/ContainerPersistence/DefaultsStore.swift
index 220e5267..5e8e7bfc 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerPersistence/DefaultsStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerPersistence/DefaultsStore.swift
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ extension DefaultsStore.Keys {
             }
             return "ghcr.io/apple/containerization/vminit:\(tag)"
         case .defaultKernelBinaryPath:
-            return "opt/kata/share/kata-containers/vmlinux-6.18.5-177"
+            return "opt/kata/share/kata-containers/vmlinux-6.18.15-186"
         case .defaultKernelURL:
-            return "https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/download/3.26.0/kata-static-3.26.0-arm64.tar.zst"
+            return "https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/releases/download/3.28.0/kata-static-3.28.0-arm64.tar.zst"
         case .defaultSubnet:
             return "192.168.64.1/24"
         case .defaultIPv6Subnet: