diff --git a/configs/ti_am62x_sk_defconfig b/configs/ti_am62x_sk_defconfig
index c3ad555a8184..a129e216d25b 100644
--- a/configs/ti_am62x_sk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ti_am62x_sk_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_PLATFORM="k3-am62x"
 BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_IMAGE_GEN=y
 BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_IMAGE_GEN_SOC_AM62X=y
 BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER=y
+BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
+BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2022.10"
 BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_R5_LOADER_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="am62x_evm_r5"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y