diff --git a/appliances/default/make.conf b/appliances/default/make.conf
index ac32c42..fd09eb8 100644
--- a/appliances/default/make.conf
+++ b/appliances/default/make.conf
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ MAKEOPTS="-j5"
 ACCEPT_LICENSE="*"
 
 # Python-Version festpinnen (s. auch package.mask)
-USE_PYTHON="3.11"
-PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_11"
-PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_11"
+USE_PYTHON="3.12"
+PYTHON_TARGETS="python3_12"
+PYTHON_SINGLE_TARGET="python3_12"
diff --git a/appliances/default/package.mask b/appliances/default/package.mask
index c9ade9e..c3e89ac 100644
--- a/appliances/default/package.mask
+++ b/appliances/default/package.mask
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# Python: nur Version 3.11 verwenden (s. auch make.conf: PYTHON-Variable)
->=dev-lang/python-3.12
+# Python: nur Version 3.12 verwenden (s. auch make.conf: PYTHON-Variable)
+>=dev-lang/python-3.13
diff --git a/configs/kernel.config.amd64 b/configs/kernel.config.amd64
index 90c3ec2..55d7b47 100644
--- a/configs/kernel.config.amd64
+++ b/configs/kernel.config.amd64
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86 6.6.13-gentoo Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86 6.6.30-gentoo Kernel Configuration
 #
-CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (Gentoo 13.2.1_p20230826 p7) 13.2.1 20230826"
+CONFIG_CC_VERSION_TEXT="gcc (Gentoo 13.2.1_p20240210 p14) 13.2.1 20240210"
 CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC=y
 CONFIG_GCC_VERSION=130201
 CONFIG_CLANG_VERSION=0
 CONFIG_AS_IS_GNU=y
-CONFIG_AS_VERSION=24000
+CONFIG_AS_VERSION=24100
 CONFIG_LD_IS_BFD=y
-CONFIG_LD_VERSION=24000
+CONFIG_LD_VERSION=24100
 CONFIG_LLD_VERSION=0
 CONFIG_CC_CAN_LINK=y
 CONFIG_CC_CAN_LINK_STATIC=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_TIED_OUTPUT=y
+CONFIG_GCC_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT_WORKAROUND=y
 CONFIG_TOOLS_SUPPORT_RELR=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAS_ASM_INLINE=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAS_NO_PROFILE_FN_ATTR=y
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_WANT_BATCHED_UNMAP_TLB_FLUSH=y
 CONFIG_CC_HAS_INT128=y
 CONFIG_CC_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH="-Wimplicit-fallthrough=5"
-CONFIG_GCC11_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS=y
+CONFIG_GCC10_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS=y
 CONFIG_CC_NO_ARRAY_BOUNDS=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_SUPPORTS_INT128=y
 CONFIG_CGROUPS=y
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ CONFIG_CALL_PADDING=y
 CONFIG_HAVE_CALL_THUNKS=y
 CONFIG_CALL_THUNKS=y
 CONFIG_PREFIX_SYMBOLS=y
-CONFIG_SPECULATION_MITIGATIONS=y
+CONFIG_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 CONFIG_PAGE_TABLE_ISOLATION=y
 CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
 CONFIG_RETHUNK=y
@@ -471,6 +472,8 @@ CONFIG_CPU_IBRS_ENTRY=y
 # CONFIG_CPU_SRSO is not set
 # CONFIG_SLS is not set
 # CONFIG_GDS_FORCE_MITIGATION is not set
+CONFIG_MITIGATION_RFDS=y
+CONFIG_MITIGATION_SPECTRE_BHI=y
 CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_ADD_PAGES=y
 
 #
@@ -617,6 +620,7 @@ CONFIG_AS_SHA256_NI=y
 CONFIG_AS_TPAUSE=y
 CONFIG_AS_GFNI=y
 CONFIG_AS_WRUSS=y
+CONFIG_ARCH_CONFIGURES_CPU_MITIGATIONS=y
 
 #
 # General architecture-dependent options
@@ -2343,7 +2347,6 @@ CONFIG_BCMA_POSSIBLE=y
 # CONFIG_MFD_SM501 is not set
 # CONFIG_MFD_SKY81452 is not set
 # CONFIG_MFD_SYSCON is not set
-# CONFIG_MFD_TI_AM335X_TSCADC is not set
 # CONFIG_MFD_LP3943 is not set
 # CONFIG_MFD_LP8788 is not set
 # CONFIG_MFD_TI_LMU is not set