diff --git a/lisa/transformers/kernel_source_installer.py b/lisa/transformers/kernel_source_installer.py
index 6674695d5f..9cbbd20b14 100644
--- a/lisa/transformers/kernel_source_installer.py
+++ b/lisa/transformers/kernel_source_installer.py
@@ -96,6 +96,13 @@ class SourceInstallerSchema(BaseInstallerSchema):
     # Additional build dependencies
     build_deps: List[str] = field(default_factory=list)
 
+    # Kernel local version
+    kernel_local_version: str = field(
+        default="",
+        metadata=field_metadata(
+            required=False,
+        ),
+    )
 
 class SourceInstaller(BaseInstaller):
     _code_path: PurePath
@@ -162,8 +169,10 @@ def install(self) -> str:
         self._modify_code(node=node, code_path=self._code_path)
 
         kconfig_file = runbook.kernel_config_file
+        local_version = runbook.kernel_local_version
         self._build_code(
-            node=node, code_path=self._code_path, kconfig_file=kconfig_file
+            node=node, code_path=self._code_path, kconfig_file=kconfig_file,
+            local_version=local_version
         )
 
         self._install_build(node=node, code_path=self._code_path)
@@ -230,7 +239,7 @@ def _modify_code(self, node: Node, code_path: PurePath) -> None:
             self._log.debug(f"modifying code by {modifier.type_name()}")
             modifier.modify()
 
-    def _build_code(self, node: Node, code_path: PurePath, kconfig_file: str) -> None:
+    def _build_code(self, node: Node, code_path: PurePath, kconfig_file: str, local_version: str) -> None:
         self._log.info("building code...")
 
         uname = node.tools[Uname]
@@ -264,6 +273,13 @@ def _build_code(self, node: Node, code_path: PurePath, kconfig_file: str) -> Non
             sudo=True,
         )
 
+        result = node.execute(
+            f"scripts/config --set-str LOCALVERSION '{local_version}'",
+            cwd=code_path,
+            shell=True,
+        )
+        result.assert_exit_code()
+
         # workaround failures.
         #
         # make[1]: *** No rule to make target 'debian/canonical-certs.pem',