diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index 0239831..f62e2fb 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 # skiboot requirements
 BR2_PACKAGE_SKIBOOT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SKIBOOT_EMBED_PAYLOAD=n
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="e6b2e38abb906023c1ef3631b21ad00d26fc0b5f"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y