diff --git a/buildroot-external/kernel/ovos.config b/buildroot-external/kernel/ovos.config
index 49bc6959..cfd15fff 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/kernel/ovos.config
+++ b/buildroot-external/kernel/ovos.config
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+CONFIG_LOCALVERSION="-ovos-buildroot"
 CONFIG_KERNEL_LZO=y
 CONFIG_CMDLINE=""
 CONFIG_PANIC_TIMEOUT=5