diff --git a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
index 287732b..397e0fb 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/zaius_defconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 BR2_ROOTFS_POST_BUILD_SCRIPT="../openpower/scripts/fixup-target-var ../openpower/scripts/firmware-whitelist"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.9.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.10-rc4"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_USE_CUSTOM_CONFIG=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_CONFIG_FILE="$(BR2_EXTERNAL_OP_BUILD_PATH)/configs/linux/skiroot_defconfig"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_ZIMAGE_EPAPR=y
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 BR2_OPENPOWER_CONFIG_NAME="zaius"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_XML_PACKAGE="zaius-xml"
 BR2_OPENPOWER_PNOR_FILENAME="zaius.pnor"
-#BR2_OPENPOWER_PNOR_UPDATE_FILENAME="zaius_update.pnor"
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_SBE_FILENAME="nimbus_sbe.img.ecc"
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_SBEC_FILENAME="centaur_sbec_pad.img.ecc"
 BR2_HOSTBOOT_BINARY_WINK_FILENAME="p9n.ref_image.hdr.bin.ecc"
@@ -57,6 +56,8 @@
 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="e0225ccaf9bd6c8882a2839256d07645737836e4"
 BR2_PACKAGE_LOADKEYS=y
 BR2_ZAIUS_SYSTEM_XML_FILENAME="ZAIUS_hb.system.xml"
 BR2_ZAIUS_MRW_XML_FILENAME="ZAIUS_hb.mrw.xml"