diff --git a/empty b/empty
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6cac6926
--- /dev/null
+++ b/empty
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+empty
diff --git a/scripts/gen-refs-default.Makefile b/scripts/gen-refs-default.Makefile
index c5d12e152..0ef1d67cb 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-refs-default.Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gen-refs-default.Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: copyleft-next-0.3.1
 
-REF_DEF_OBJS := $(addprefix $(TOPDIR)/workflows/linux/refs/default/, Kconfig.linus Kconfig.next Kconfig.stable)
-REF_DEF_SRC  := $(addprefix $(TOPDIR)/workflows/linux/refs/static/,  linus.yaml next.yaml stable.yaml)
+REF_DEF_OBJS := $(addprefix $(TOPDIR)/workflows/linux/refs/default/, Kconfig.linus Kconfig.next Kconfig.stable Kconfig.stable_rc)
+REF_DEF_SRC  := $(addprefix $(TOPDIR)/workflows/linux/refs/static/,  linus.yaml next.yaml stable.yaml stable_rc.yaml)
 
 KRELEASES_FORCE := $(if $(filter --force,$(KRELEASES_FORCE)),--force,)
 
diff --git a/scripts/gen-refs-user.Makefile b/scripts/gen-refs-user.Makefile
index d8a65b2e6..6fbd084a1 100644
--- a/scripts/gen-refs-user.Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gen-refs-user.Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 SRC_URI_HTTPS_LINUS = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git
 SRC_URI_HTTPS_NEXT = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
 SRC_URI_HTTPS_STABLE = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
+SRC_URI_HTTPS_STABLE_RC = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable-rc.git
 
 SRC_URI_HTTPS_MCGROF_LINUS = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux.git
 SRC_URI_HTTPS_MCGROF_NEXT = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mcgrof/linux-next.git
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ SRC_URI_HTTPS_STABLE_RC = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable
 REFS_TARGET_LINUS := gen_refs_linus
 REFS_TARGET_NEXT := gen_refs_next
 REFS_TARGET_STABLE := gen_refs_stable
+REFS_TARGET_STABLE_RC := gen_refs_stable_rc
 
 REFS_TARGET_DEVELOPMENT := gen_refs_mcgrof_linus
 REFS_TARGET_DEVELOPMENT += gen_refs_mcgrof_next
diff --git a/workflows/linux/Kconfig b/workflows/linux/Kconfig
index 797469e60..9667230f0 100644
--- a/workflows/linux/Kconfig
+++ b/workflows/linux/Kconfig
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ config BOOTLINUX_STABLE
 	help
 	  This will let you choose from stable Linux trees only.
 
+config BOOTLINUX_STABLE_RC
+	bool "Stable Linux release candidates"
+	help
+	  This will let you choose from stable Linux release candidates only.
+
 config BOOTLINUX_DEV
 	bool "Development Linux releases"
 	help
@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ endchoice
 
 source "workflows/linux/Kconfig.linus"
 source "workflows/linux/Kconfig.stable"
+source "workflows/linux/Kconfig.stable_rc"
 source "workflows/linux/Kconfig.dev"
 source "workflows/linux/Kconfig.modules"
 source "workflows/linux/Kconfig.next"