diff --git a/.SRCINFO b/.SRCINFO
index ca69f41..adbbe06 100644
--- a/.SRCINFO
+++ b/.SRCINFO
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 pkgbase = linux
 	pkgdesc = Linux
-	pkgver = 6.8.6.arch1
+	pkgver = 6.8.7.arch1
 	pkgrel = 1
 	url = https://github.com/archlinux/linux
 	arch = x86_64
@@ -21,27 +21,24 @@ pkgbase = linux
 	makedepends = texlive-latexextra
 	options = !debug
 	options = !strip
-	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.8.6.tar.xz
-	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.8.6.tar.sign
-	source = https://github.com/archlinux/linux/releases/download/v6.8.6-arch1/linux-v6.8.6-arch1.patch.zst
-	source = https://github.com/archlinux/linux/releases/download/v6.8.6-arch1/linux-v6.8.6-arch1.patch.zst.sig
+	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.8.7.tar.xz
+	source = https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/linux-6.8.7.tar.sign
+	source = https://github.com/archlinux/linux/releases/download/v6.8.7-arch1/linux-v6.8.7-arch1.patch.zst
+	source = https://github.com/archlinux/linux/releases/download/v6.8.7-arch1/linux-v6.8.7-arch1.patch.zst.sig
 	source = config
-	source = docutils.patch
 	validpgpkeys = ABAF11C65A2970B130ABE3C479BE3E4300411886
 	validpgpkeys = 647F28654894E3BD457199BE38DBBDC86092693E
 	validpgpkeys = 83BC8889351B5DEBBB68416EB8AC08600F108CDF
-	sha256sums = 9e723232d603ab45ebf043c34714c48f277ab195c29abcb8472f2a4c3a5a1995
+	sha256sums = 291d1a1faf4e87b3b0ea9729080db887aafd1ff2fac1430ceca921e46bc22fae
 	sha256sums = SKIP
-	sha256sums = db03a8ea8ba5bb3f337c72812831dade02643b481148d3cce3a3855c9d82e53c
+	sha256sums = a49b47f89187d2fce6c79f263683bc06b152974b4cf8d8faee535e4bcf04adc7
 	sha256sums = SKIP
-	sha256sums = 9a21f27cdfdb1d7b27af526b2c85632eca890e5264cd44dcb0882e9953794a2a
-	sha256sums = 9cb73cacbb3633f207d0c30e738cae9965adcd0b0eb5ecd60563fed1394c0f38
-	b2sums = fea25d171e8e4e0394211b5589d76fd85537094dc80c135e80fc8bd32acf0d6f4f34524c35df960e8c7ee488c8288d158fc233d6cc7a76182996a658741da71b
+	sha256sums = 39d0c1e31b905fc7409a372b1371d440f3f95af61cdaed6dc791dcab4d2b611b
+	b2sums = e8626a99c6c5769a8126d5ee1c7962c3df3c7a8c689193ffa864c4a4b8e72daeeaf22c3e3bb6ba5490eca3ef64c32a4a12980360a196444a53abadd791cd1855
 	b2sums = SKIP
-	b2sums = 25d58044c04e7d302de814a9e207da4a90cc66f0c497b6a6ce3d2f643ef3d757658fbe465080902ef9216f9a4a68e41e75f17ca2c381eb3fa5935be5566da8ac
+	b2sums = ae851de7fbe18ace280440a0125e5a0d864e4d648e1161ad03c99eaabf7d228d6c9c6869520ddd14b546c14e30b17c6a191d947ad4e9652cd8af9d9ad209eef3
 	b2sums = SKIP
-	b2sums = 58588840203a201867001516a6c00cdd645377578f8820555d934bb44c92d926d6e963e58bddca0879d5c7a37d808520559b9f7e981c016f66db235a7d405a6d
-	b2sums = 0bb42a22c110f06a45e59a9adc194184a51ff97e5584d6ffabca0aa37e1e65ccaf44f43dc744eaa3861d6f6b00e299d4662bcf0c0d94478af9352b4c4f6b0ffd
+	b2sums = ea1e6753e019bcb944c5eeba37837e3f460e3214dd9c0a3454258b3f9a2e53bf90575f3e7c1ea7648c1f0c4dcf6d9ef2bb7baa5434b04e55383ad6809114d373
 
 pkgname = linux
 	pkgdesc = The Linux kernel and modules
diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 993cf74..299a5ab 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig) <heftig@archlinux.org>
 
 pkgbase=linux
-pkgver=6.8.6.arch1
+pkgver=6.8.7.arch1
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='Linux'
 url='https://github.com/archlinux/linux'
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ source=(
   https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v${pkgver%%.*}.x/${_srcname}.tar.{xz,sign}
   $url/releases/download/$_srctag/linux-$_srctag.patch.zst{,.sig}
   config  # the main kernel config file
-  docutils.patch  # fix the docs build
 )
 validpgpkeys=(
   ABAF11C65A2970B130ABE3C479BE3E4300411886  # Linus Torvalds
@@ -43,18 +42,16 @@ validpgpkeys=(
   83BC8889351B5DEBBB68416EB8AC08600F108CDF  # Jan Alexander Steffens (heftig)
 )
 # https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/sha256sums.asc
-sha256sums=('9e723232d603ab45ebf043c34714c48f277ab195c29abcb8472f2a4c3a5a1995'
+sha256sums=('291d1a1faf4e87b3b0ea9729080db887aafd1ff2fac1430ceca921e46bc22fae'
             'SKIP'
-            'db03a8ea8ba5bb3f337c72812831dade02643b481148d3cce3a3855c9d82e53c'
+            'a49b47f89187d2fce6c79f263683bc06b152974b4cf8d8faee535e4bcf04adc7'
             'SKIP'
-            '06f3836f9033024d0b77b79c0792908a79a9d62b652ce5731aa557c395f5449a'
-            '9cb73cacbb3633f207d0c30e738cae9965adcd0b0eb5ecd60563fed1394c0f38')
-b2sums=('fea25d171e8e4e0394211b5589d76fd85537094dc80c135e80fc8bd32acf0d6f4f34524c35df960e8c7ee488c8288d158fc233d6cc7a76182996a658741da71b'
+            '39d0c1e31b905fc7409a372b1371d440f3f95af61cdaed6dc791dcab4d2b611b')
+b2sums=('e8626a99c6c5769a8126d5ee1c7962c3df3c7a8c689193ffa864c4a4b8e72daeeaf22c3e3bb6ba5490eca3ef64c32a4a12980360a196444a53abadd791cd1855'
         'SKIP'
-        '25d58044c04e7d302de814a9e207da4a90cc66f0c497b6a6ce3d2f643ef3d757658fbe465080902ef9216f9a4a68e41e75f17ca2c381eb3fa5935be5566da8ac'
+        'ae851de7fbe18ace280440a0125e5a0d864e4d648e1161ad03c99eaabf7d228d6c9c6869520ddd14b546c14e30b17c6a191d947ad4e9652cd8af9d9ad209eef3'
         'SKIP'
-        'ddeda2f7764fd4889362d89a77cf5affb6ce62710d56e7966eabfc56733c1f893888abc88f8ddce51bc081dc8db3979ebc8518deb9ad35127abb9d3e6fea4286'
-        '0bb42a22c110f06a45e59a9adc194184a51ff97e5584d6ffabca0aa37e1e65ccaf44f43dc744eaa3861d6f6b00e299d4662bcf0c0d94478af9352b4c4f6b0ffd')
+        'ea1e6753e019bcb944c5eeba37837e3f460e3214dd9c0a3454258b3f9a2e53bf90575f3e7c1ea7648c1f0c4dcf6d9ef2bb7baa5434b04e55383ad6809114d373')
 
 export KBUILD_BUILD_HOST=archlinux
 export KBUILD_BUILD_USER=$pkgbase
diff --git a/config b/config
index 54b4f53..a7a07f0 100644
--- a/config
+++ b/config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86 6.8.6-arch1 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86 6.8.7-arch1 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (GCC) 13.2.1 20230801"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
@@ -566,9 +566,7 @@ CONFIG_CPU_SRSO=y
 CONFIG_SLS=y
 # CONFIG_GDS_FORCE_MITIGATION is not set
 CONFIG_MITIGATION_RFDS=y
-CONFIG_SPECTRE_BHI_ON=y
-# CONFIG_SPECTRE_BHI_OFF is not set
-# CONFIG_SPECTRE_BHI_AUTO is not set
+CONFIG_MITIGATION_SPECTRE_BHI=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ADD_PAGES=y
 
 #
diff --git a/docutils.patch b/docutils.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 175fb4f..0000000
--- a/docutils.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff --git i/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py w/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py
-index abe768088377..4ba03e5380c6 100755
---- i/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py
-+++ w/Documentation/sphinx/kernel_include.py
-@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class KernelInclude(Include):
-         # HINT: this is the only line I had to change / commented out:
-         #path = utils.relative_path(None, path)
- 
--        path = nodes.reprunicode(path)
-+        path = str(path)
-         encoding = self.options.get(
-             'encoding', self.state.document.settings.input_encoding)
-         e_handler=self.state.document.settings.input_encoding_error_handler