diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e6b6d3..4f5e725 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 SOURCES/centossecureboot201.cer
 SOURCES/centossecurebootca2.cer
-SOURCES/linux-4.18.0-553.154.1.rt7.495.el8_10.tar.xz
+SOURCES/linux-4.18.0-553.155.1.rt7.496.el8_10.tar.xz
 SOURCES/redhatsecureboot302.cer
 SOURCES/redhatsecureboot303.cer
 SOURCES/redhatsecureboot501.cer
diff --git a/.kernel-rt.metadata b/.kernel-rt.metadata
index 368c097..462f04c 100644
--- a/.kernel-rt.metadata
+++ b/.kernel-rt.metadata
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 2ba40bf9138b48311e5aa1b737b7f0a8ad66066f SOURCES/centossecureboot201.cer
 bfdb3d7cffc43f579655af5155d50c08671d95e5 SOURCES/centossecurebootca2.cer
-7539786ce559059a14aad931a0c34df07cde86c0 SOURCES/linux-4.18.0-553.154.1.rt7.495.el8_10.tar.xz
+5dc61914b7c16bd6cd08b5f5509b4f917d107210 SOURCES/linux-4.18.0-553.155.1.rt7.496.el8_10.tar.xz
 13e5cd3f856b472fde80a4deb75f4c18dfb5b255 SOURCES/redhatsecureboot302.cer
 e89890ca0ded2f9058651cc5fa838b78db2e6cc2 SOURCES/redhatsecureboot303.cer
 ba0b760e594ff668ee72ae348adf3e49b97f75fb SOURCES/redhatsecureboot501.cer
diff --git a/SPECS/kernel.spec b/SPECS/kernel.spec
index 3148024..ebe1b3b 100644
--- a/SPECS/kernel.spec
+++ b/SPECS/kernel.spec
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@
 # define buildid .local
 
 %define specversion 4.18.0
-%define pkgrelease 553.154.1.rt7.495.el8_10
+%define pkgrelease 553.155.1.rt7.496.el8_10
 
 # allow pkg_release to have configurable %%{?dist} tag
-%define specrelease 553.154.1.rt7.495%{?dist}
+%define specrelease 553.155.1.rt7.496%{?dist}
 
 %define pkg_release %{specrelease}%{?buildid}
 
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
 # The preempt RT patch level
 %global rttag .rt7
 # realtimeN
-%global rtbuild .495
+%global rtbuild .496
 %define with_doc 0
 %define with_headers 0
 %define with_cross_headers 0
@@ -2801,7 +2801,7 @@ fi
 #
 #
 %changelog
-* Mon Aug 10 2026 Andrei Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org> - 4.18.0-553.154.1.rt7.495
+* Wed Aug 12 2026 Andrei Lukoshko <alukoshko@almalinux.org> - 4.18.0-553.155.1.rt7.496
 - hpsa: bring back deprecated PCI ids #CFHack #CFHack2024
 - mptsas: bring back deprecated PCI ids #CFHack #CFHack2024
 - megaraid_sas: bring back deprecated PCI ids #CFHack #CFHack2024
@@ -2812,10 +2812,14 @@ fi
 - kernel/rh_messages.h: enable all disabled pci devices by moving to
   unmaintained
 
-* Mon Aug 10 2026 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 4.18.0-553.154.1.rt7.495
+* Wed Aug 12 2026 Eduard Abdullin <eabdullin@almalinux.org> - 4.18.0-553.155.1.rt7.496
 - Use AlmaLinux OS secure boot cert
 - Debrand for AlmaLinux OS
 
+* Wed Aug 12 2026 CKI KWF Bot <cki-ci-bot+kwf-gitlab-com@redhat.com> [4.18.0-553.155.1.rt7.496.el8_10]
+- udf: fix partition descriptor append bookkeeping (Ravi Singh) [RHEL-179571] {CVE-2026-45991}
+- ice: fix double-free of tx_buf skb (Michal Schmidt) [RHEL-192193] {CVE-2026-53009}
+
 * Mon Aug 10 2026 CKI KWF Bot <cki-ci-bot+kwf-gitlab-com@redhat.com> [4.18.0-553.154.1.rt7.495.el8_10]
 - iio: event: Fix event FIFO reset race (CKI Backport Bot) [RHEL-223364] {CVE-2026-64496}
 - redhat: add kmap.py tool and kernel-kmap-internal package (Rado Vrbovsky)