diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
index b27c8e70467..880dfc45d9d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/container/gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ fedora/x86_64_build:
 .firmware:
   variables:
     FIRMWARE_FILES: |
+      src/intel/ci/mtl-fw.json
 
 .kernel+rootfs:
   extends:
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
index d043a4d558e..6e1f61cdada 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/image-tags.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ variables:
    DEBIAN_TEST_ANDROID_TAG: "20240826-runner"
    DEBIAN_TEST_GL_TAG: "20240826-runner"
    DEBIAN_TEST_VK_TAG: "20240826-runner"
-   KERNEL_ROOTFS_TAG: "20240826-runner"
+   KERNEL_ROOTFS_TAG: "20240827-fw"
 
    ALPINE_X86_64_BUILD_TAG: "20240814-var"
    ALPINE_X86_64_LAVA_SSH_TAG: "20240401-wlproto"
diff --git a/src/intel/ci/mtl-fw.json b/src/intel/ci/mtl-fw.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4179f2036f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/intel/ci/mtl-fw.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+  "src": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/plain/i915/",
+  "git_hash": "ad8d5f76c429e5485764a9ecb7a2ce3fbc1386ae",
+  "files": [
+      "mtl_dmc.bin",
+      "mtl_dmc_ver2_10.bin",
+      "mtl_gsc_1.bin",
+      "mtl_guc_70.bin",
+      "mtl_huc_gsc.bin"
+  ],
+  "dst": "/lib/firmware/i915/"
+}