diff --git a/configs/ti_am64x_sk_defconfig b/configs/ti_am64x_sk_defconfig
index 097175bd8f39..26195194c7d6 100644
--- a/configs/ti_am64x_sk_defconfig
+++ b/configs/ti_am64x_sk_defconfig
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ BR2_TARGET_OPTEE_OS_PLATFORM="k3-am64x"
 BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_IMAGE_GEN=y
 BR2_TARGET_TI_K3_IMAGE_GEN_SOC_AM64X=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="am64x_evm_r5"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y