diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64-new-kernel.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64-new-kernel.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2882fbcc7305
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64-new-kernel.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  imports = [ ./sd-image-aarch64.nix ];
+
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+}
diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index e7952b33de6b..df2c52ccd0b6 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -172,6 +172,14 @@ in rec {
     inherit system;
   });
 
+  sd_image_new_kernel = forMatchingSystems [ "aarch64-linux" ] (system: makeSdImage {
+    module = {
+        aarch64-linux = ./modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64-new-kernel.nix;
+      }.${system};
+    type = "minimal-new-kernel";
+    inherit system;
+  });
+
   # A bootable VirtualBox virtual appliance as an OVA file (i.e. packaged OVF).
   ova = forMatchingSystems [ "x86_64-linux" ] (system: