diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3ce4b5ff1e9..88b2d77c3a4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -598,6 +598,8 @@ add_custom_command(
   COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS
 )
 add_custom_target(version_h DEPENDS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/generated/zephyr/version.h)
+zephyr_get(KERNEL_VERSION_CUSTOMIZATION SYSBUILD LOCAL)
+set_property(TARGET version_h PROPERTY KERNEL_VERSION_CUSTOMIZATION ${KERNEL_VERSION_CUSTOMIZATION})
 
 if(EXISTS ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION)
   add_custom_command(
@@ -616,6 +618,8 @@ if(EXISTS ${APPLICATION_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION)
     app_version_h
     DEPENDS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/include/generated/zephyr/app_version.h)
   add_dependencies(zephyr_interface app_version_h)
+  zephyr_get(APP_VERSION_CUSTOMIZATION SYSBUILD LOCAL)
+  set_property(TARGET app_version_h PROPERTY APP_VERSION_CUSTOMIZATION ${APP_VERSION_CUSTOMIZATION})
 endif()
 
 # Unfortunately, the order in which CMakeLists.txt code is processed