diff --git a/configs/czechlight_beaglebone_defconfig b/configs/czechlight_beaglebone_defconfig
index 4554f62..daa5146 100644
--- a/configs/czechlight_beaglebone_defconfig
+++ b/configs/czechlight_beaglebone_defconfig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_IMAGE_SCRIPT="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_CZECHLIGHT_PATH)/board/czechlight/beaglebone/post-image.sh"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.23"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.44"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="omap2plus"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CONFIG_FRAGMENT_FILES="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_CZECHLIGHT_PATH)/board/czechlight/common/kconfig $(BR2_EXTERNAL_CZECHLIGHT_PATH)/board/czechlight/beaglebone/kconfig"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y