diff --git a/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy b/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
index 3f466a9..efea4a0 100644
--- a/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
+++ b/upgrade-mcp-release.groovy
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@
                     triggerMirrorJob("git-mirror-downstream-pipeline-library")
                 }
 
+                // updating users and keys
+                salt.enforceState(venvPepper, "I@linux:system", 'linux.system.user', true)
+                salt.enforceState(venvPepper, "I@linux:system", 'openssh', true)
+
                 salt.enforceState(venvPepper, "I@jenkins:client", 'jenkins.client', true)
 
                 salt.cmdRun(venvPepper, "I@salt:master", "salt -C 'I@jenkins:client and I@docker:client' state.sls docker.client --async")