diff --git a/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig b/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig
index 0a2765b..04ca43a 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/p9dsu_defconfig
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT_MTD=y
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="f0ebbc8318e64870a68d337e77b0257678c2b055"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_P9DSU_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="P9DSU_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_P9DSU_MRW_XML_FILENAME="P9DSU_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig b/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
index 84733b1..2fba2b7 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/romulus_defconfig
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT_MTD=y
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="f0ebbc8318e64870a68d337e77b0257678c2b055"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_ROMULUS_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="ROMULUS_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_ROMULUS_MRW_XML_FILENAME="ROMULUS_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
index 91868e9..21a6853 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/witherspoon_defconfig
@@ -56,8 +56,6 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT_MTD=y
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="f0ebbc8318e64870a68d337e77b0257678c2b055"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_WITHERSPOON_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_WITHERSPOON_MRW_XML_FILENAME="WITHERSPOON_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
index 695fa28..c08f47d 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@
 BR2_PACKAGE_PETITBOOT_MTD=y
 BR2_OCC_BIN_FILENAME="occ.bin"
 BR2_CAPP_UCODE_BIN_FILENAME="cappucode.bin"
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="f0ebbc8318e64870a68d337e77b0257678c2b055"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_ZAIUS_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="ZAIUS_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_ZAIUS_MRW_XML_FILENAME="ZAIUS_hb.mrw.xml"
diff --git a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
index 7442f1b..6b5bbf2 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zz_defconfig
@@ -50,8 +50,6 @@
 # BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_P8_PORE_BINUTILS is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_OCC is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_CAPP_UCODE is not set
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="f0ebbc8318e64870a68d337e77b0257678c2b055"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 # BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PPE42_BINUTILS is not set
 # BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_PPE42_GCC is not set
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
index 00baaf9..fb3f661 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 config BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "skiboot-5.5.0" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "skiboot-5.6.0-rc1" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION