diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index c8a645a..e884d55 100644
--- a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
+++ b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 # skiboot will be built but we don't need embedded payload
 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"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig b/openpower/configs/garrison_defconfig
index 4a9f46a..6bb0868 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="68b4d66bdad8bc036073d1a4cbc26e94cdaf908a"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc1"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y
diff --git a/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig b/openpower/configs/openpower_p9_mambo_defconfig
index 0701eb1..c5411b4 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="281e152366d461faf70f29b52bd7c892e24c7b5d"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.3.0-rc1"
diff --git a/openpower/package/barreleye-xml/barreleye-xml.mk b/openpower/package/barreleye-xml/barreleye-xml.mk
index 81e643b..13a3365 100755
--- a/openpower/package/barreleye-xml/barreleye-xml.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/barreleye-xml/barreleye-xml.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-BARRELEYE_XML_VERSION ?= 81ac3ff3c4ccd16d2174f455c1cb17976daca948
+BARRELEYE_XML_VERSION ?= 253622f22fe142ea67a0025e9bcc3044db038898
 BARRELEYE_XML_SITE = $(call github,open-power,barreleye-xml,$(BARRELEYE_XML_VERSION))
 
 BARRELEYE_XML_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
index f6c5481..3f57ae1 100644
--- a/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/hostboot/hostboot.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= 2cae1c65aa209489856373eeef3fe78d646e3827
+HOSTBOOT_VERSION ?= 37fd71e4e7b1c609bc8d977f18f5510643a220e8
 HOSTBOOT_SITE ?= $(call github,open-power,hostboot,$(HOSTBOOT_VERSION))
 
 HOSTBOOT_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/skiboot.mk b/openpower/package/skiboot/skiboot.mk
index 90b2110..8ff9159 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/skiboot.mk
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/skiboot.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 SKIBOOT_VERSION = $(call qstrip,$(BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION))
 
 SKIBOOT_SITE = $(call github,open-power,skiboot,$(SKIBOOT_VERSION))
+SKIBOOT_LICENSE = Apache-2.0
 SKIBOOT_INSTALL_IMAGES = YES
 SKIBOOT_INSTALL_TARGET = NO