diff --git a/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh b/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh
index 23ff449e2d..ab1e99e637 100755
--- a/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh
+++ b/obs-packaging/runtime/update.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ info "shim ${SHIM_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 KERNEL_RELEASE=$(get_obs_pkg_release "home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/linux-container")
 KERNEL_CONFIG_VERSION=$(cat "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../../kernel/kata_config_version")
-KERNEL_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kernel_version}.${KERNEL_CONFIG_VERSION}" "${KERNEL_RELEASE}")
+KERNEL_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kernel_version}.${KERNEL_CONFIG_VERSION}" "${KERNEL_RELEASE}" "")
 info "kata-linux-container ${KERNEL_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 KSM_THROTTLER_RELEASE=$(get_obs_pkg_release "home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/ksm-throttler")
@@ -63,15 +63,15 @@ KSM_THROTTLER_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kata_ksm_throttler_version}" "${
 info "ksm-throttler ${KSM_THROTTLER_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 KATA_CONTAINERS_IMAGE_RELEASE=$(get_obs_pkg_release "home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/kata-containers-image")
-KATA_IMAGE_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kata_osbuilder_version}" "${KATA_CONTAINERS_IMAGE_RELEASE}")
+KATA_IMAGE_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${kata_osbuilder_version}" "${KATA_CONTAINERS_IMAGE_RELEASE}" "")
 info "image ${KATA_IMAGE_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 KATA_CONTAINERS_QEMU_LITE_RELEASE=$(get_obs_pkg_release "home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/qemu-lite")
-KATA_QEMU_LITE_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${qemu_lite_version}" "${KATA_CONTAINERS_QEMU_LITE_RELEASE}")
+KATA_QEMU_LITE_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${qemu_lite_version}" "${KATA_CONTAINERS_QEMU_LITE_RELEASE}" "")
 info "image ${KATA_QEMU_LITE_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 KATA_CONTAINERS_QEMU_VANILLA_RELEASE=$(get_obs_pkg_release "home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/qemu-vanilla")
-KATA_QEMU_VANILLA_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${qemu_vanilla_version}" "${KATA_CONTAINERS_QEMU_VANILLA_RELEASE}")
+KATA_QEMU_VANILLA_REQUIRED_VERSION=$(pkg_version "${qemu_vanilla_version}" "${KATA_CONTAINERS_QEMU_VANILLA_RELEASE}" "")
 info "image ${KATA_QEMU_VANILLA_REQUIRED_VERSION}"
 
 PROJECT_REPO=${PROJECT_REPO:-home:${OBS_PROJECT}:${OBS_SUBPROJECT}/runtime}