diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index e884d55..4bde03e 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_SKIBOOT=y
 BR2_PACKAGE_SKIBOOT_EMBED_PAYLOAD=n
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc1"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc2"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index 6bb0868..834896f 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
 # skiboot requirements
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc1"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc2"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
index c5411b4..c4cd981 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
@@ -43,4 +43,4 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_OCC is not set
 BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc1"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc2"
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
index 4f9c943..be8370e 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 config BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "skiboot-5.2.4" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "skiboot-5.2.5" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION