diff --git a/core/Makefile b/core/Makefile
index 5c302f6..4cbb00a 100644
--- a/core/Makefile
+++ b/core/Makefile
@@ -528,6 +528,10 @@
   INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS += --pagesize $(BOARD_KERNEL_PAGESIZE)
 endif
 
+INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS := \
+    --os_version $(PLATFORM_VERSION) \
+    --os_patch_level $(PLATFORM_SECURITY_PATCH)
+
 INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET := $(PRODUCT_OUT)/boot.img
 
 # BOARD_USES_RECOVERY_AS_BOOT = true must have BOARD_BUILD_SYSTEM_ROOT_IMAGE = true.
@@ -545,14 +549,14 @@
 
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(BOOT_SIGNER)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
+	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
 	$(BOOT_SIGNER) /boot $@ $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).pk8 $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).x509.pem $@
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 .PHONY: bootimage-nodeps
 bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(BOOT_SIGNER)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
+	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 	$(BOOT_SIGNER) /boot $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET) $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).pk8 $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).x509.pem $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
@@ -560,14 +564,14 @@
 
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES) $(VBOOT_SIGNER)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@.unsigned
+	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@.unsigned
 	$(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $@.unsigned $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbpubk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbprivk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY).vbprivk $@.keyblock $@
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 .PHONY: bootimage-nodeps
 bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG) $(VBOOT_SIGNER)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).unsigned
+	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).unsigned
 	$(VBOOT_SIGNER) $(FUTILITY) $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).unsigned $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbpubk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_KEY).vbprivk $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VBOOT_SIGNING_SUBKEY).vbprivk $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET).keyblock $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
@@ -575,13 +579,13 @@
 
 $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET): $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_FILES)
 	$(call pretty,"Target boot image: $@")
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
+	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $@
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$@,$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 .PHONY: bootimage-nodeps
 bootimage-nodeps: $(MKBOOTIMG)
 	@echo "make $@: ignoring dependencies"
-	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
+	$(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_BOOTIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET)
 	$(hide) $(call assert-max-image-size,$(INSTALLED_BOOTIMAGE_TARGET),$(BOARD_BOOTIMAGE_PARTITION_SIZE))
 
 endif # TARGET_BOOTIMAGE_USE_EXT2
@@ -972,8 +976,8 @@
             ln -sf /system_root/system $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT)/system) # Mount the system_root_image to /system_root and symlink /system.
   $(hide) $(MKBOOTFS) -d $(TARGET_OUT) $(TARGET_RECOVERY_ROOT_OUT) | $(MINIGZIP) > $(recovery_ramdisk)
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)), \
-    $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1).unsigned, \
-    $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1) --id > $(RECOVERYIMAGE_ID_FILE))
+    $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1).unsigned, \
+    $(hide) $(MKBOOTIMG) $(INTERNAL_RECOVERYIMAGE_ARGS) $(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS) $(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS) --output $(1) --id > $(RECOVERYIMAGE_ID_FILE))
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_BOOT_SIGNER)),\
     $(BOOT_SIGNER) /recovery $(1) $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).pk8 $(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_VERITY_SIGNING_KEY).x509.pem $(1))
   $(if $(filter true,$(PRODUCTS.$(INTERNAL_PRODUCT).PRODUCT_SUPPORTS_VBOOT)), \
@@ -1698,6 +1702,7 @@
 	$(hide) echo "extra_recovery_keys=$(PRODUCT_EXTRA_RECOVERY_KEYS)" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 endif
 	$(hide) echo 'mkbootimg_args=$(BOARD_MKBOOTIMG_ARGS)' >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
+	$(hide) echo 'mkbootimg_version_args=$(INTERNAL_MKBOOTIMG_VERSION_ARGS)' >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "use_set_metadata=1" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "multistage_support=1" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
 	$(hide) echo "update_rename_support=1" >> $(zip_root)/META/misc_info.txt
diff --git a/tools/releasetools/common.py b/tools/releasetools/common.py
index cde49cd..563ce31 100644
--- a/tools/releasetools/common.py
+++ b/tools/releasetools/common.py
@@ -414,6 +414,10 @@
   if args and args.strip():
     cmd.extend(shlex.split(args))
 
+  args = info_dict.get("mkbootimg_version_args", None)
+  if args and args.strip():
+    cmd.extend(shlex.split(args))
+
   if has_ramdisk:
     cmd.extend(["--ramdisk", ramdisk_img.name])