diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-aarch64-code.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-aarch64-code.fd.bz2
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diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-i386-code.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-i386-code.fd.bz2
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diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-i386-secure-code.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-i386-secure-code.fd.bz2
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diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-riscv-code.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-riscv-code.fd.bz2
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diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-x86_64-code.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-x86_64-code.fd.bz2
index 8707f695ef..a1a8c05a1b 100644
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diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-x86_64-microvm.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-x86_64-microvm.fd.bz2
index 334da49917..6b7cd544a4 100644
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diff --git a/pc-bios/edk2-x86_64-secure-code.fd.bz2 b/pc-bios/edk2-x86_64-secure-code.fd.bz2
index abeb60bcf3..ef40a8bfd6 100644
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diff --git a/roms/Makefile b/roms/Makefile
index edc234a0e8..dfed2b216a 100644
--- a/roms/Makefile
+++ b/roms/Makefile
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ x86_64_cross_prefix := $(call find-cross-prefix,x86_64)
 riscv32_cross_prefix := $(call find-cross-prefix,riscv32)
 riscv64_cross_prefix := $(call find-cross-prefix,riscv64)
 
-# tag our seabios builds
-SEABIOS_EXTRAVERSION="-prebuilt.qemu.org"
+# tag our firmware builds
+FIRMWARE_EXTRAVERSION = -prebuilt.qemu.org
 
 #
 # EfiRom utility is shipped with edk2 / tianocore, in BaseTools/
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ SEABIOS_EXTRAVERSION="-prebuilt.qemu.org"
 #
 EDK2_EFIROM = edk2/BaseTools/Source/C/bin/EfiRom
 
+-include edk2-version
+
 default help:
 	@echo "nothing is build by default"
 	@echo "available build targets:"
@@ -91,12 +93,12 @@ build-seabios-config-%: config.%
 	mkdir -p seabios/builds/$*
 	cp $< seabios/builds/$*/.config
 	$(MAKE) -C seabios \
-		EXTRAVERSION=$(SEABIOS_EXTRAVERSION) \
+		EXTRAVERSION=$(FIRMWARE_EXTRAVERSION) \
 		CROSS_PREFIX=$(x86_64_cross_prefix) \
 		KCONFIG_CONFIG=$(CURDIR)/seabios/builds/$*/.config \
 		OUT=$(CURDIR)/seabios/builds/$*/ oldnoconfig
 	$(MAKE) -C seabios \
-		EXTRAVERSION=$(SEABIOS_EXTRAVERSION) \
+		EXTRAVERSION=$(FIRMWARE_EXTRAVERSION) \
 		CROSS_PREFIX=$(x86_64_cross_prefix) \
 		KCONFIG_CONFIG=$(CURDIR)/seabios/builds/$*/.config \
 		OUT=$(CURDIR)/seabios/builds/$*/ all
@@ -147,10 +149,19 @@ skiboot:
 	$(MAKE) -C skiboot CROSS=$(powerpc64_cross_prefix)
 	cp skiboot/skiboot.lid ../pc-bios/skiboot.lid
 
-efi:
+edk2-version: edk2
+	if test -e edk2/.git; then \
+		echo "EDK2_STABLE = $$(cd edk2; git describe --tags --match 'edk2-stable*')" > $@; \
+		echo "EDK2_DATE = $$(cd edk2; git log -1 --pretty='format:%cd' --date='format:%m/%d/%Y')" >> $@; \
+	else \
+		touch $@; \
+	fi
+
+efi: edk2-version
 	$(PYTHON) edk2-build.py --config edk2-build.config \
-		--version-override "edk2-stable202302-for-qemu" \
-		--release-date "03/01/2023"
+		--version-override "$(EDK2_STABLE)$(FIRMWARE_EXTRAVERSION)" \
+		--release-date "$(EDK2_DATE)" \
+		--silent --no-logs
 	rm -f ../pc-bios/edk2-*.fd.bz2
 	bzip2 --verbose ../pc-bios/edk2-*.fd
 
diff --git a/roms/edk2-version b/roms/edk2-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1594ed8c4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roms/edk2-version
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+EDK2_STABLE = edk2-stable202402
+EDK2_DATE = 02/14/2024