diff --git a/utils/bump-stable-kernel-versions b/utils/bump-stable-kernel-versions
index 0e76cd1168..af85d32852 100755
--- a/utils/bump-stable-kernel-versions
+++ b/utils/bump-stable-kernel-versions
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ latest_version=$(sed -rn 's|^\tdefault "(.+)" if BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_LATEST_VERSION
 latest_release_version=$(echo "${latest_version}" | cut -f 1-2 -d .)
 echo "${latest_version} -> ${latest_release_version}"
 
+updated_files_list=()
 updated_releases_list=''
 updated_versions='Update the latest kernel releases to:'
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ update_linux_hash() {
 
     # We were iterating over this file so we could not edit in-place.
     mv "$HASHFILE.new" "$HASHFILE"
+    updated_files_list+=("$HASHFILE")
 }
 
 while IFS= read -r -d '' hashfile; do
@@ -105,7 +107,12 @@ while IFS= read -r -d '' hashfile; do
 done < <(find linux/ -name '*.hash' -type f -print0)
 
 if [ -n "${updated_releases_list}" ]; then
-    echo ">>> Suggested subject: {linux, linux-headers}: bump${updated_releases_list//.x /.x, } series"
+    git add "${updated_files_list[@]}" linux/Config.in package/linux-headers/Config.in.host
+    git commit --verbose --edit --signoff --file=<( {
+        echo "{linux, linux-headers}: bump${updated_releases_list//.x /.x, } series"
+        echo
+        echo "${updated_versions}"
+    } )
 else
     echo '>>> Nothing happened.'
 fi