diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index fe36263..9a3089d 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+Version [0.6.1]                                                       - 20230620
+ - replace devtools dependency with git & update patches:
+   - linux.patch
+   - linux-zen.patch
+   - linux-libre.patch
+
 Version [0.6.0]                                                       - 20230611
  - replace asp with devtools (pkgctl)
 
diff --git a/patches/linux-libre.patch b/patches/linux-libre.patch
index 106c00f..9b3f299 100644
--- a/patches/linux-libre.patch
+++ b/patches/linux-libre.patch
@@ -1,16 +1,24 @@
---- PKGBUILD.orig	2022-05-04 05:33:52.227378497 +0100
-+++ PKGBUILD	2022-05-04 05:35:20.872739319 +0100
-@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ arch=(i686 x86_64 armv7h)
- license=(GPL2)
- makedepends=(
-   bc libelf pahole cpio perl tar xz
--  xmlto python-sphinx python-sphinx_rtd_theme graphviz imagemagick texlive-latexextra
-+  xmlto python-sphinx python-sphinx_rtd_theme graphviz imagemagick
-   git
+--- PKGBUILD.orig	2023-06-20 19:54:25.599202270 +0100
++++ PKGBUILD	2023-06-20 19:56:47.926087751 +0100
+@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ makedepends=(
+   xz
+ 
+   # htmldocs
+-  graphviz
+-  imagemagick
+-  python-sphinx
+-  texlive-latexextra
+-  xmlto
++  #graphviz
++  #imagemagick
++  #python-sphinx
++  #texlive-latexextra
++  #xmlto
  )
- makedepends=( ${makedepends[*]/git/} )
-@@ -146,7 +146,34 @@ export KBUILD_BUILD_USER=$pkgbase
- export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$(date -Ru${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:+d @$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH})"
+ makedepends_armv7h=(uboot-tools vboot-utils dtc) # required by linux-libre-chromebook
+ options=('!strip')
+@@ -136,7 +136,34 @@ _make() {
+ }
  
  prepare() {
 -  cd $_srcname
@@ -45,7 +53,17 @@
  
    if [ "${_srcname##*-}" != "$pkgver" ]; then
      echo "Applying upstream patch..."
-@@ -341,6 +368,33 @@ _package-headers() {
+@@ -195,7 +222,8 @@ prepare() {
+ 
+ build() {
+   cd $_srcname
+-  _make htmldocs all
++#  _make htmldocs all
++  _make all
+ }
+ 
+ _package() {
+@@ -332,6 +360,33 @@ _package-headers() {
    echo "Adding symlink..."
    mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/src"
    ln -sr "$builddir" "$pkgdir/usr/src/$pkgbase"
@@ -79,12 +97,12 @@
  }
  
  _package-docs() {
-@@ -393,7 +447,7 @@ _package-chromebook() {
-   cp vmlinux.kpart "$pkgdir/boot"
- }
- 
--pkgname=("$pkgbase" "$pkgbase-headers" "$pkgbase-docs")
-+pkgname=("$pkgbase" "$pkgbase-headers")
- [[ $CARCH = armv7h ]] && pkgname+=("$pkgbase-chromebook")
+@@ -384,7 +439,7 @@ _package-chromebook() {
+ pkgname=(
+   "$pkgbase"
+   "$pkgbase-headers"
+-  "$pkgbase-docs"
++#  "$pkgbase-docs"
+ )
+ [ "$CARCH" = "armv7h" ] && pkgname+=("$pkgbase-chromebook")
  for _p in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
-   eval "package_$_p() {
diff --git a/patches/linux-zen.patch b/patches/linux-zen.patch
index 06da3f3..d1a9ee6 100644
--- a/patches/linux-zen.patch
+++ b/patches/linux-zen.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
---- PKGBUILD.orig	2023-05-06 13:14:21.510529144 +0100
-+++ PKGBUILD	2023-05-06 13:20:59.342063870 +0100
-@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ makedepends=(
-   graphviz
-   imagemagick
-   python-sphinx
+--- PKGBUILD.orig	2023-06-20 19:44:35.608040306 +0100
++++ PKGBUILD	2023-06-20 19:47:33.966796172 +0100
+@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ makedepends=(
+   xz
+ 
+   # htmldocs
+-  graphviz
+-  imagemagick
+-  python-sphinx
 -  texlive-latexextra
-+  # texlive-latexextra
-   xmlto
++  #graphviz
++  #imagemagick
++  #python-sphinx
++  #texlive-latexextra
  )
  options=('!strip')
-@@ -51,7 +51,34 @@ _make() {
+ _srcname=zen-kernel
+@@ -50,7 +50,34 @@ _make() {
  }
  
  prepare() {
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@
  
    echo "Setting version..."
    echo "-$pkgrel" > localversion.10-pkgrel
-@@ -79,7 +106,8 @@ prepare() {
+@@ -78,7 +105,8 @@ prepare() {
  
  build() {
    cd $_srcname
@@ -55,7 +61,7 @@
  }
  
  _package() {
-@@ -202,6 +230,33 @@ _package-headers() {
+@@ -201,6 +229,33 @@ _package-headers() {
    echo "Adding symlink..."
    mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/src"
    ln -sr "$builddir" "$pkgdir/usr/src/$pkgbase"
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@
  }
  
  _package-docs() {
-@@ -226,7 +281,7 @@ _package-docs() {
+@@ -225,7 +280,7 @@ _package-docs() {
  pkgname=(
    "$pkgbase"
    "$pkgbase-headers"
diff --git a/patches/linux.patch b/patches/linux.patch
index 7272d75..35514b1 100644
--- a/patches/linux.patch
+++ b/patches/linux.patch
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
---- PKGBUILD.orig	2022-05-04 05:38:47.040776771 +0100
-+++ PKGBUILD	2022-05-04 05:40:14.029231753 +0100
-@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ arch=(x86_64)
- license=(GPL2)
- makedepends=(
-   bc libelf pahole cpio perl tar xz
--  xmlto python-sphinx python-sphinx_rtd_theme graphviz imagemagick texlive-latexextra
-+  xmlto python-sphinx python-sphinx_rtd_theme graphviz imagemagick
-   git
+--- PKGBUILD.orig	2023-06-20 19:49:48.341750965 +0100
++++ PKGBUILD	2023-06-20 19:52:46.593947580 +0100
+@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ makedepends=(
+   xz
+ 
+   # htmldocs
+-  graphviz
+-  imagemagick
+-  python-sphinx
+-  texlive-latexextra
++  #graphviz
++  #imagemagick
++  #python-sphinx
++  #texlive-latexextra
  )
  options=('!strip')
-@@ -33,7 +33,34 @@ export KBUILD_BUILD_USER=$pkgbase
- export KBUILD_BUILD_TIMESTAMP="$(date -Ru${SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH:+d @$SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH})"
+ _srcname=archlinux-linux
+@@ -50,7 +50,34 @@ _make() {
+ }
  
  prepare() {
 -  cd $_srcname
@@ -44,17 +50,18 @@
 +# cd $_srcname
  
    echo "Setting version..."
-   scripts/setlocalversion --save-scmversion
-@@ -61,7 +88,7 @@ prepare() {
+   echo "-$pkgrel" > localversion.10-pkgrel
+@@ -78,7 +105,8 @@ prepare() {
+ 
  build() {
    cd $_srcname
-   make all
--  make htmldocs
-+# make htmldocs
+-  _make htmldocs all
++#  _make htmldocs all
++  _make all
  }
  
  _package() {
-@@ -172,6 +199,33 @@ _package-headers() {
+@@ -201,6 +229,33 @@ _package-headers() {
    echo "Adding symlink..."
    mkdir -p "$pkgdir/usr/src"
    ln -sr "$builddir" "$pkgdir/usr/src/$pkgbase"
@@ -88,12 +95,12 @@
  }
  
  _package-docs() {
-@@ -193,7 +247,7 @@ _package-docs() {
-   ln -sr "$builddir/Documentation" "$pkgdir/usr/share/doc/$pkgbase"
- }
- 
--pkgname=("$pkgbase" "$pkgbase-headers" "$pkgbase-docs")
-+pkgname=("$pkgbase" "$pkgbase-headers")
+@@ -225,7 +280,7 @@ _package-docs() {
+ pkgname=(
+   "$pkgbase"
+   "$pkgbase-headers"
+-  "$pkgbase-docs"
++#  "$pkgbase-docs"
+ )
  for _p in "${pkgname[@]}"; do
    eval "package_$_p() {
-     $(declare -f "_package${_p#$pkgbase}")
diff --git a/scripts/abk b/scripts/abk
index 59a6686..a737289 100755
--- a/scripts/abk
+++ b/scripts/abk
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ check_kernel() {
 		elif echo "$AUR_KERNELS" | grep -qw "$KERNEL"; then
 			REPO='aur'
 		else
-
 			warning "Add '$KERNEL' to AUR_KERNELS in: $USER_CONFIG"
 			msg2 "Assuming '$KERNEL' is from AUR"
 			REPO='aur'
@@ -408,7 +407,7 @@ install_kernel() {
 }
 
 update_kernel() {
-	local kernel_repo=$1 archive=$2 git_retval=
+	local kernel_repo=$1 archive=$2 git_retval= repo_url=
 	local err_msg="Retrieving '$KERNEL' PKGBUILD failed."
 
 	if [ ! -d $BUILD_DIR ]; then
@@ -430,25 +429,22 @@ update_kernel() {
 
 	# download PKGBUILD
 	if [ "$kernel_repo" = "main" ]; then
-
-		if ! pkgctl repo clone --protocol=https "$KERNEL"; then
-			error "$err_msg"
-			die "$KBUILD_DIR"
-		fi
-
+		repo_url=https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/"$KERNEL".git
 	elif [ "$kernel_repo" = "aur" ]; then
-		git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/"$KERNEL".git
-		git_retval=$?
-
-		case "$git_retval" in
-		      128) error "$err_msg"; die "$KBUILD_DIR" ;;
-			0) if [ ! -f "$KBUILD_DIR"/PKGBUILD ]; then
-				error "Non existent AUR kernel"; die "$KBUILD_DIR"
-			   fi ;;
-			*) warning "Untrapped git_retval: $git_retval"; die ;;
-		esac
+		repo_url=https://aur.archlinux.org/"$KERNEL".git
 	fi
 
+	git clone "$repo_url"
+	git_retval=$?
+
+	case "$git_retval" in
+	      128) error "$err_msg"; die "$KBUILD_DIR" ;;
+		0) if [ ! -f "$KBUILD_DIR"/PKGBUILD ]; then
+			error "Non existent AUR kernel"; die "$KBUILD_DIR"
+		   fi ;;
+		*) warning "Untrapped git_retval: $git_retval"; die ;;
+	esac
+
 	# automated update
 	patch_pkgbuild
 }