diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/dockerbuild/Dockerfile b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/dockerbuild/Dockerfile
index 8df4c14740..7a4afab1f0 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/dockerbuild/Dockerfile
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/dockerbuild/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ RUN sh -c "echo '${IMG_USER} ALL=NOPASSWD: ALL' >> /etc/sudoers"
 #FIXME: gcc is required as agent is build out of a container build.
 RUN apt-get update && \
   apt install -y \
+  cpio \
   gcc \
   git \
   make \
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index ec9d5cb86a..86cf6ba2c7 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ assets:
     url: "https://github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/tools/osbuilder"
     architecture:
       aarch64:
-        name: &default-initrd-name "alpine"
-        version: &default-initrd-version "3.13.5"
+        name: &default-initrd-name "ubuntu"
+        version: &default-initrd-version "20.04"
       ppc64le:
         name: *default-initrd-name
         version: *default-initrd-version