diff --git a/lustre/ChangeLog b/lustre/ChangeLog
index ca41040bfc1aada8937fe3f60a8a7cedca02f0c5..ff37e1d5ae1163d641f28fdf6b849bdfde666257 100644
--- a/lustre/ChangeLog
+++ b/lustre/ChangeLog
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
         2.6.5-7.287.3 (SLES 9),
         2.6.9-55.0.12.EL (RHEL 4),
         2.6.16.53-0.16 (SLES 10),
-        2.6.18-8.1.14.EL5 (RHEL 5).
+        2.6.18-8.1.15.EL5 (RHEL 5).
         2.6.18.8 vanilla (kernel.org)
        * Client support for unpatched kernels:
         (see http://wiki.lustre.org/index.php?title=Patchless_Client)
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
        * Recommended e2fsprogs version: 1.40.2-cfs1
        * Note that reiserfs quotas are disabled on SLES 10 in this kernel.
 
+Severity   : normal
+Bugzilla   : 13969
+Description: Update to RHEL5 kernel 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5.
+
 Severity   : normal
 Bugzilla   : 13874
 Description: Update to SLES10 SP1 kernel 2.6.16.53-0.16
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in b/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
index eceac159d16d1240afd93d35d4ec50db5e46c02f..9142d99813985dfe1210bafba1341b4146dbd5b3 100644
--- a/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/targets/2.6-rhel5.target.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 lnxmaj="2.6.18"
-lnxrel="8.1.14.el5"
+lnxrel="8.1.15.el5"
 
 KERNEL=linux-${lnxmaj}-${lnxrel}.tar.bz2
 SERIES=2.6-rhel5.series
diff --git a/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch b/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
index 61299e2d5f5d71e8f7950b4315b758baaeec5362..e9db7d7577120f8c3e6ba344c25d014ced2b1d5f 100644
--- a/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
+++ b/lustre/kernel_patches/which_patch
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SUPPORTED KERNELS:
 2.6-suse-newer        SLES9: 2.6.5-7.287.3      extra patches for SLES9 after SP1
 2.6-rhel4             RHEL4: 2.6.9-55.0.12.EL
 2.6-sles10            SLES10: 2.6.16.53-0.16
-2.6-rhel5.series      RHEL5: 2.6.18-8.1.14.el5
+2.6-rhel5.series      RHEL5: 2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
 2.6.18-vanilla.series kernel.org: 2.6.18.8
 
 CLIENT SUPPORT FOR UNPATCHED KERNELS: