diff --git a/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig b/openpower/configs/firenze_defconfig
index 5bea940..9a3ef2f 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-5.4.3"
+BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="skiboot-5.4.4"
 
 # petitboot requirements
 BR2_ENABLE_LOCALE_PURGE=y
diff --git a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
index d096c8b..760dbdc 100644
--- a/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
+++ b/openpower/package/skiboot/Config.in
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 config BR2_SKIBOOT_VERSION
 	string
-	default "skiboot-5.4.3" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
+	default "skiboot-5.4.4" if BR2_SKIBOOT_LATEST_VERSION
 	default BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE \
 		if BR2_SKIBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION