diff --git a/export-noobs/00-release/00-run.sh b/export-noobs/00-release/00-run.sh
index 18a3a5d..c2a4a51 100755
--- a/export-noobs/00-release/00-run.sh
+++ b/export-noobs/00-release/00-run.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ sed "${NOOBS_DIR}/os.json" -i -e "s|UNRELEASED|${IMG_DATE}|"
 sed "${NOOBS_DIR}/os.json" -i -e "s|NOOBS_NAME|${NOOBS_NAME}|"
 sed "${NOOBS_DIR}/os.json" -i -e "s|NOOBS_DESCRIPTION|${NOOBS_DESCRIPTION}|"
 sed "${NOOBS_DIR}/os.json" -i -e "s|RELEASE|${RELEASE}|"
+sed "${NOOBS_DIR}/os.json" -i -e "s|KERNEL|$(cat "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/kernel_version")|"
 
 sed "${NOOBS_DIR}/release_notes.txt" -i -e "s|UNRELEASED|${IMG_DATE}|"
 
diff --git a/export-noobs/00-release/files/os.json b/export-noobs/00-release/files/os.json
index e231238..6cc0e36 100644
--- a/export-noobs/00-release/files/os.json
+++ b/export-noobs/00-release/files/os.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "description": "NOOBS_DESCRIPTION",
     "feature_level": 35120124,
-    "kernel": "4.19",
+    "kernel": "KERNEL",
     "name": "NOOBS_NAME",
     "password": "raspberry",
     "release_date": "UNRELEASED",
diff --git a/export-noobs/prerun.sh b/export-noobs/prerun.sh
index c161ee6..3ac53c4 100755
--- a/export-noobs/prerun.sh
+++ b/export-noobs/prerun.sh
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ mount "$BOOT_DEV" "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/rootfs/boot"
 
 ln -sv "/lib/systemd/system/apply_noobs_os_config.service" "$ROOTFS_DIR/etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/apply_noobs_os_config.service"
 
+KERNEL_VER="$(zgrep -oPm 1 "Linux version \K(.*)$" "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/rootfs/usr/share/doc/raspberrypi-kernel/changelog.Debian.gz" | cut -f-2 -d.)"
+echo "$KERNEL_VER" > "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/kernel_version"
+
 bsdtar --numeric-owner --format gnutar -C "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/rootfs/boot" -cpf - . | xz -T0 > "${NOOBS_DIR}/boot.tar.xz"
 umount "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/rootfs/boot"
 bsdtar --numeric-owner --format gnutar -C "${STAGE_WORK_DIR}/rootfs" --one-file-system -cpf - . | xz -T0 > "${NOOBS_DIR}/root.tar.xz"