diff --git a/doc/README.secureboot.md b/doc/README.secureboot.md
index 319b4db0..b6ad9e06 100644
--- a/doc/README.secureboot.md
+++ b/doc/README.secureboot.md
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ kas-container build kas-cip.yml:kas/board/qemu-amd64.yml:kas/opt/ebg-secure-boot
 For user-generated keys, create a new option file in the repository. This option file could look like this:
 ```
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
   includes:
    - kas/opt/ebg-secure-boot-base.yml
 
diff --git a/kas-cip.yml b/kas-cip.yml
index 4956da5c..6b9d5a23 100644
--- a/kas-cip.yml
+++ b/kas-cip.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 distro: cip-core-bullseye
 target: cip-core-image
diff --git a/kas/board/bbb.yml b/kas/board/bbb.yml
index 13f0a7f6..c99d9bd4 100644
--- a/kas/board/bbb.yml
+++ b/kas/board/bbb.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: bbb
diff --git a/kas/board/hihope-rzg2m.yml b/kas/board/hihope-rzg2m.yml
index 9d11bb6b..7b80de7c 100644
--- a/kas/board/hihope-rzg2m.yml
+++ b/kas/board/hihope-rzg2m.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: hihope-rzg2m
diff --git a/kas/board/iwg20m.yml b/kas/board/iwg20m.yml
index 2e74ad13..c873b987 100644
--- a/kas/board/iwg20m.yml
+++ b/kas/board/iwg20m.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: iwg20m
diff --git a/kas/board/qemu-amd64.yml b/kas/board/qemu-amd64.yml
index 06e9e180..f9f57be9 100644
--- a/kas/board/qemu-amd64.yml
+++ b/kas/board/qemu-amd64.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: qemu-amd64
diff --git a/kas/board/qemu-arm.yml b/kas/board/qemu-arm.yml
index 9bf97283..fe030286 100644
--- a/kas/board/qemu-arm.yml
+++ b/kas/board/qemu-arm.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: qemu-arm
diff --git a/kas/board/qemu-arm64.yml b/kas/board/qemu-arm64.yml
index 823964d8..55690b3f 100644
--- a/kas/board/qemu-arm64.yml
+++ b/kas/board/qemu-arm64.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: qemu-arm64
diff --git a/kas/board/simatic-ipc227e.yml b/kas/board/simatic-ipc227e.yml
index 70cf88e7..82b0ff79 100644
--- a/kas/board/simatic-ipc227e.yml
+++ b/kas/board/simatic-ipc227e.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 machine: simatic-ipc227e
diff --git a/kas/opt/4.19.yml b/kas/opt/4.19.yml
index 5ff16839..5e79223d 100644
--- a/kas/opt/4.19.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/4.19.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   kernel-version: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/4.4.yml b/kas/opt/4.4.yml
index 65a47757..970351ac 100644
--- a/kas/opt/4.4.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/4.4.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   kernel-version: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/5.10.yml b/kas/opt/5.10.yml
index 612b7f9e..2258575c 100644
--- a/kas/opt/5.10.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/5.10.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   kernel-version: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/bullseye.yml b/kas/opt/bullseye.yml
index 24a4c848..b08e0e41 100644
--- a/kas/opt/bullseye.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/bullseye.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 distro: cip-core-bullseye
diff --git a/kas/opt/buster.yml b/kas/opt/buster.yml
index a7621633..9b0b530f 100644
--- a/kas/opt/buster.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/buster.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 distro: cip-core-buster
diff --git a/kas/opt/ebg-secure-boot-snakeoil.yml b/kas/opt/ebg-secure-boot-snakeoil.yml
index ff65e99f..f756ceea 100644
--- a/kas/opt/ebg-secure-boot-snakeoil.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/ebg-secure-boot-snakeoil.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
   includes:
     - kas/opt/ebg-swu.yml
 
diff --git a/kas/opt/ebg-swu.yml b/kas/opt/ebg-swu.yml
index 8b3ffec4..b534c504 100644
--- a/kas/opt/ebg-swu.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/ebg-swu.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
   includes:
    - kas/opt/swupdate.yml
 
diff --git a/kas/opt/kernel-panic.yml b/kas/opt/kernel-panic.yml
index 47df7b16..9aac8b24 100644
--- a/kas/opt/kernel-panic.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/kernel-panic.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # This kas file adds systemd service file to cause kernel panic during system boot.
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   kernel-panic: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/kernelci.yml b/kas/opt/kernelci.yml
index 9c67864f..b5fadcb9 100644
--- a/kas/opt/kernelci.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/kernelci.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 target: cip-core-image-kernelci
diff --git a/kas/opt/rt.yml b/kas/opt/rt.yml
index b8fe6bb6..4b2519f1 100644
--- a/kas/opt/rt.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/rt.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   preempt-rt: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/security.yml b/kas/opt/security.yml
index 3cf88afa..4e74a9c4 100644
--- a/kas/opt/security.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/security.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 #
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 target: cip-core-image-security
diff --git a/kas/opt/swupdate.yml b/kas/opt/swupdate.yml
index 8ba03c9a..ea8bac3d 100644
--- a/kas/opt/swupdate.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/swupdate.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # from the first wic partition
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   image-option-swupdate: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/targz-img.yml b/kas/opt/targz-img.yml
index afe2e074..8283ef88 100644
--- a/kas/opt/targz-img.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/targz-img.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   image-type: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/test.yml b/kas/opt/test.yml
index ee481966..411582bd 100644
--- a/kas/opt/test.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/test.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 local_conf_header:
   testing: |
diff --git a/kas/opt/wic-targz-img.yml b/kas/opt/wic-targz-img.yml
index aaee76d8..3d908de6 100644
--- a/kas/opt/wic-targz-img.yml
+++ b/kas/opt/wic-targz-img.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 
 header:
-  version: 10
+  version: 12
 
 # lava uses nfs to deploy the image. For this we need a tarball instead of
 # full image
