diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 6dc703b4f1..7f10e94649 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -409,6 +409,8 @@ install_kernel() {
 install_kernel_confidential() {
 	local kernel_url="$(get_from_kata_deps assets.kernel.confidential.url)"
 
+	export MEASURED_ROOTFS=yes
+
 	install_kernel_helper \
 		"assets.kernel.confidential.version" \
 		"kernel-confidential" \
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 190a18037c..fc902f4f95 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-123
+124