diff --git a/scripts/contrib/yocto-bsp-kernel-update.sh b/scripts/contrib/yocto-bsp-kernel-update.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017, Intel Corporation.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This program is free software;  you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;  without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See
+# the GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with this program;  if not, write to the Free Software
+# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+#
+# Description: creates a new set of kernel templates based on version
+#
+
+set -o nounset
+set -o errexit
+
+if [ $# -ne 4 ]; then
+    cat << EOF
+usage: $0 from_mayor from_minor to_mayor to_minor
+EOF
+    exit 1
+else
+    fma=$1 # from mayor
+    fmi=$2 # from minor
+    tma=$3 # to mayor
+    tmi=$4 # to minor
+fi
+
+poky=$(readlink -e $(dirname $(dirname $(dirname $0))))
+arch=$poky/scripts/lib/bsp/substrate/target/arch
+
+
+# copy/rename templates
+for from in $(ls -1 $arch/*/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto*_$fma\.$fmi.bbappend)
+do
+    to=$(echo $from | sed s/$fma\.$fmi/$tma\.$tmi/)
+    cp $from $to
+done
+
+# replace versions string inside new templates
+for bbappend in $(ls -1 $arch/*/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto*_$tma\.$tmi.bbappend)
+do
+    sed -i 1s/$fma\.$fmi/$tma\.$tmi/ $bbappend
+    sed -i \$s/$fma\.$fmi/$tma\.$tmi/ $bbappend
+done
+
+# update the noinstall files
+for noinstall in $(ls -1 $arch/*/recipes-kernel/linux/kernel-list.noinstall)
+do
+    sed -i s/$fma\.$fmi/$tma\.$tmi/g $noinstall;
+done