diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
index cdc2221695fc..b484e12dba7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@
     "6.11": {
         "version": "6.11.8",
         "hash": "sha256:0g9wz6dqbq9h5yiiz8sdma4k1cmr4n2sxzvhrsz2090mzr2ais5f"
+    },
+    "6.12": {
+        "version": "6.12",
+        "hash": "sha256:1sr58vsh39hdwk0z27lg14isqwn4g8m4r7a8z2rsyhkfwlmmd8mi"
     }
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index d84b67f44d01..66d435657324 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ mapAliases {
   linuxPackages_6_9 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_9;
   linuxPackages_6_10 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_10;
   linuxPackages_6_11 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_11;
+  linuxPackages_6_12 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_12;
   linuxPackages_rpi0 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi1;
   linuxPackages_rpi02w = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi3;
   linuxPackages_rpi1 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi1;
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ mapAliases {
   linux_6_9 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_9;
   linux_6_10 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_10;
   linux_6_11 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_11;
+  linux_6_12 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_12;
   linux_rpi0 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi1;
   linux_rpi02w = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi3;
   linux_rpi1 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi1;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 82ffe09e97e4..5dc2bf56e8af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ in {
       ];
     };
 
+    linux_6_12 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/mainline.nix {
+      branch = "6.12";
+      kernelPatches = [
+        kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
+        kernelPatches.request_key_helper
+      ];
+    };
+
     linux_testing = let
       testing = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/mainline.nix {
         # A special branch that tracks the kernel under the release process
@@ -626,6 +634,7 @@ in {
     linux_6_1 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_1);
     linux_6_6 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_6);
     linux_6_11 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_11);
+    linux_6_12 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_12);
   } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
     linux_4_14 = throw "linux 4.14 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 23.11"; # Added 2023-10-11
     linux_4_19 = throw "linux 4.19 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 24.11"; # Added 2024-09-21
@@ -691,7 +700,7 @@ in {
   packageAliases = {
     linux_default = packages.linux_6_6;
     # Update this when adding the newest kernel major version!
-    linux_latest = packages.linux_6_11;
+    linux_latest = packages.linux_6_12;
     linux_mptcp = throw "'linux_mptcp' has been moved to https://github.com/teto/mptcp-flake";
     linux_rt_default = packages.linux_rt_5_15;
     linux_rt_latest = packages.linux_rt_6_6;