diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index 29cd799..bf358dd 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 BR2_TARGET_SKIBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_SKIBOOT_EMBED_PAYLOAD=n
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="09d10f9c6146f67d0b3f897a6249990b69f686b9"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.2.0-rc1"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y