diff --git a/scripts/bootstrapbin.sh b/scripts/bootstrapbin.sh
index 8e975f7..30202e6 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrapbin.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrapbin.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#update kernel
+bash /vagrant/scripts/update_kernel.sh
+
 # installs ccpi from scratch
 export INSTALLDIR=/opt/ccpi
 echo Bootstrapping Conda
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrapcvmfs.sh b/scripts/bootstrapcvmfs.sh
index 02c7b86..07cdeda 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrapcvmfs.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrapcvmfs.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+#update kernel and kernel-headers
+bash /vagrant/scripts/update_kernel.sh
+
 # use ccpi from cvmfs installation
 export INSTALLDIR=/cvmfs/west-life.egi.eu/software/ccpi/latest
 bash /vagrant/scripts/installcvmfswestlife.sh
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrapempty.sh b/scripts/bootstrapempty.sh
index f20c1df..891e0ac 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrapempty.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrapempty.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+#update kernel and kernel-headers
+bash /vagrant/scripts/update_kernel.sh
 # installs ccpi from scratch
 export INSTALLDIR=/opt/ccpi
 echo Bootstrapping Conda
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrapsrc.sh b/scripts/bootstrapsrc.sh
index accfe45..f3d03b9 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrapsrc.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrapsrc.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# update kernel and kernel headers
+bash /vagrant/scripts/update_kernel.sh
 # installs ccpi from scratch
 export INSTALLDIR=/opt/ccpi
 # to prepare cvmfs installation uncomment
diff --git a/scripts/update_kernel.sh b/scripts/update_kernel.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ed3187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_kernel.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# update kernel and kernel-headers
+sudo yum update -y kernel.x86_64 kernel-headers.x86_64