diff --git a/mosk-images/template.json b/mosk-images/template.json
index 6df1ee9..de3953c 100644
--- a/mosk-images/template.json
+++ b/mosk-images/template.json
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@
     "images_cache": "{{ env `PACKER_IMAGES_CACHE` }}",
     "image_base_url": "{{ env `IMAGE_BASE_URL` }}",
     "image_md5_url": "{{ env `IMAGE_MD5_URL` }}",
-    "vm_name": "{{ env `VM_NAME` }}"
+    "vm_name": "{{ env `VM_NAME` }}",
+    "kernel_version": "{{ env `KERNEL_VERSION` }}"
   },
   "provisioners": [
     {
       "type": "shell",
+      "environment_vars": [
+          "KERNEL_VERSION={{user `kernel_version`}}"
+      ],
       "scripts": [
          "scripts/apt.sh",
 	 "scripts/cleanup.sh"