diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf
index 362608470f..edde158372 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/common/base.conf
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y
 # https://github.com/kata-containers/tests/issues/1543
 # RANDOM_TRUST_CPU=y
 
+CONFIG_KEYS=y
+
 # CONFIG_CGROUP_PERF needs
 CONFIG_HAVE_PERF_EVENTS=y
 CONFIG_PERF_EVENTS=y
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
index 897bdc8200..dee261df40 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/kata_config_version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-139
+140