diff --git a/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig b/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig
index 53381d71a7..22b5a45480 100644
--- a/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/imx6ulevk_defconfig
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ BR2_arm=y
 BR2_cortex_a7=y
 BR2_ARM_FPU_NEON_VFPV4=y
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.4 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_4=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 5.15 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_5_15=y
 
 # system
 BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc0"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ BR2_TARGET_GENERIC_GETTY_PORT="ttymxc0"
 # kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.4.8"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="5.15.11"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="imx_v6_v7"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DTS_SUPPORT=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_INTREE_DTS_NAME="imx6ul-14x14-evk"
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_NEEDS_HOST_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARDNAME="mx6ul_14x14_evk"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2018.07"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2021.10"
+BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_NEEDS_OPENSSL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_FORMAT_IMG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_SPL_NAME="SPL"