diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 18889cd..d7341a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
           dir: 'layers'
           build-args: |
             ZOT_VERSION=2.0.0-rc5
-            ROOTFS_VERSION=v0.0.18.231121
+            ROOTFS_VERSION=v0.0.19.231225
             TOPDIR=${{ env.TOPDIR }}
           url: docker://zothub.io/machine/bootkit
           layer-type: squashfs
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a6454b..705f02f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ORAS_VERSION := 1.0.0-rc.1
 REGCTL := $(TOOLSDIR)/bin/regctl
 REGCTL_VERSION := 0.5.0
 TOPDIR := $(shell git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
-BOOTKIT_VERSION ?= "v0.0.18.231121"
+BOOTKIT_VERSION ?= "v0.0.19.231225"
 ROOTFS_VERSION = $(BOOTKIT_VERSION)
 
 archout = $(shell arch)
diff --git a/docs/manifest.md b/docs/manifest.md
index 5215aed..122989b 100644
--- a/docs/manifest.md
+++ b/docs/manifest.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ in the file 'stacker.yaml'):
 
 ```
 stacker build --layer-type=squashfs  \
-    --substitute ROOTFS_VERSION=v0.0.18.231121 \
+    --substitute ROOTFS_VERSION=v0.0.19.231225 \
     --substitute ZOT_VERSION=2.0.0-rc5
 ```
 
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ jq . < blobs/sha256/50a93be19bf1027b8363554359e288890324fa7e21002df072e50955e833
     },
     {
       "service_name": "hostfs",
-      "version": "v0.0.18.231121",
+      "version": "v0.0.19.231225",
       "service_type": "hostfs",
       "network": {
         "type": "host",
diff --git a/tests/helpers.bash b/tests/helpers.bash
index 47f1964..d7e1662 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.bash
+++ b/tests/helpers.bash
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ function trust_setup {
 function common_setup {
 	trust_setup
 
-	export ROOTFS_VERSION="${ROOTFS_VERSION:-v0.0.18.231121}"
+	export ROOTFS_VERSION="${ROOTFS_VERSION:-v0.0.19.231225}"
 	echo "ROOTFS_VERSION is ${ROOTFS_VERSION}"
 
 	if [ ! -d "${PWD}/zothub" ]; then