diff --git a/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile b/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile
index c05c504ec4..8ad7ad1b5d 100644
--- a/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile
+++ b/target/linux/realtek/image/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,14 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/image.mk
 KERNEL_LOADADDR = 0x80000000
 KERNEL_ENTRY = 0x80000400
 
+define Build/zyxel-vers
+       ( echo VERS;\
+       for hw in $(1); do\
+               echo -n "V9.99($$hw.0) | ";\
+               date -d @$(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH) +%m/%d/%Y;\
+       done ) >> $@
+endef
+
 define Device/Default
   PROFILES = Default
   KERNEL := kernel-bin | append-dtb | gzip | uImage gzip
@@ -70,6 +78,7 @@ define Device/zyxel_gs1900-10hp
   DEVICE_VENDOR := ZyXEL
   DEVICE_MODEL := GS1900-10HP
   UIMAGE_MAGIC := 0x83800000
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | gzip | zyxel-vers AAZI | uImage gzip
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += zyxel_gs1900-10hp
 
@@ -81,6 +90,7 @@ define Device/zyxel_gs1900-8hp-v1
   DEVICE_VARIANT := v1
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += lua-rs232
   UIMAGE_MAGIC := 0x83800000
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | gzip | zyxel-vers AAHI | uImage gzip
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += zyxel_gs1900-8hp-v1
 
@@ -92,6 +102,7 @@ define Device/zyxel_gs1900-8hp-v2
   DEVICE_VARIANT := v2
   DEVICE_PACKAGES += lua-rs232
   UIMAGE_MAGIC := 0x83800000
+  KERNEL_INITRAMFS := kernel-bin | append-dtb | gzip | zyxel-vers AAHI | uImage gzip
 endef
 TARGET_DEVICES += zyxel_gs1900-8hp-v2