diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh
index 988af19d2a..83537686c9 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build-ovmf.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ source "${script_dir}/../../scripts/lib.sh"
 
 # disabling set -u because scripts attempt to expand undefined variables
 set +u
+ovmf_build="${ovmf_build:-x86_64}"
 ovmf_repo="${ovmf_repo:-}"
 ovmf_dir="edk2"
 ovmf_version="${ovmf_version:-}"
@@ -45,6 +46,12 @@ make -C BaseTools/
 info "Calling edksetup script"
 source edksetup.sh
 
+if [ "${ovmf_build}" == "sev" ]; then
+       info "Creating dummy grub file"
+       #required for building AmdSev package without grub
+       touch OvmfPkg/AmdSev/Grub/grub.efi
+fi
+
 info "Building ovmf"
 build -b "${build_target}" -t "${toolchain}" -a "${architecture}" -p "${ovmf_package}"
 
diff --git a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh
index 2cc3c8f10e..0662d20b82 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/static-build/ovmf/build.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ if [ "${ovmf_build}" == "x86_64" ]; then
        [ -n "$ovmf_version" ] || ovmf_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.x86_64.version" "${kata_version}")
        [ -n "$ovmf_package" ] || ovmf_package=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.x86_64.package" "${kata_version}")
        [ -n "$package_output_dir" ] || package_output_dir=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.x86_64.package_output_dir" "${kata_version}")
+elif [ "${ovmf_build}" == "sev" ]; then
+       [ -n "$ovmf_version" ] || ovmf_version=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.sev.version" "${kata_version}")
+       [ -n "$ovmf_package" ] || ovmf_package=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.sev.package" "${kata_version}")
+       [ -n "$package_output_dir" ] || package_output_dir=$(get_from_kata_deps "externals.ovmf.sev.package_output_dir" "${kata_version}")
 fi
 
 [ -n "$ovmf_version" ] || die "failed to get ovmf version or commit"
@@ -45,6 +49,7 @@ sudo docker build -t "${container_image}" "${script_dir}"
 sudo docker run --rm -i -v "${repo_root_dir}:${repo_root_dir}" \
 	-w "${PWD}" \
 	--env DESTDIR="${DESTDIR}" --env PREFIX="${PREFIX}" \
+	--env ovmf_build="${ovmf_build}" \
 	--env ovmf_repo="${ovmf_repo}" \
 	--env ovmf_version="${ovmf_version}" \
 	--env ovmf_package="${ovmf_package}" \
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index 075ce8e89d..06d54788e1 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -251,7 +251,12 @@ externals:
       version: "edk2-stable202202"
       package: "OvmfPkg/OvmfPkgX64.dsc"
       package_output_dir: "OvmfX64"
-      
+    sev:
+      description: "AmdSev build needed for SEV measured direct boot."
+      version: "edk2-stable202202"
+      package: "OvmfPkg/AmdSev/AmdSevX64.dsc"
+      package_output_dir: "AmdSev"
+
   virtiofsd:
     description: "vhost-user virtio-fs device backend written in Rust"
     url: "https://gitlab.com/virtio-fs/virtiofsd"