diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 7690b65d8..7179db8ee 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ parts:
         ;;
 
       *)
-        cp -a ${kata_dir}/tools/packaging/qemu/default-configs/* default-configs/devices/
+        cp -a ${kata_dir}/tools/packaging/qemu/default-configs/* configs/devices/
         ;;
       esac
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/qemu/patches/6.1.x/no_patches.txt b/tools/packaging/qemu/patches/6.1.x/no_patches.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tools/packaging/qemu/patches/tag_patches/v6.1.0/no_patches.txt b/tools/packaging/qemu/patches/tag_patches/v6.1.0/no_patches.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 03a05cbde..36409d7a8 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ assets:
     qemu:
       description: "VMM that uses KVM"
       url: "https://github.com/qemu/qemu"
-      version: "v5.2.0"
-      tag: "v5.2.0"
+      version: "v6.1.0"
+      tag: "v6.1.0"
       # Do not include any non-full release versions
       # Break the line *without CR or space being appended*, to appease
       # yamllint, and note the deliberate ' ' at the end of the expression.