diff --git a/core-initrd/24.04/debian/changelog b/core-initrd/24.04/debian/changelog
index f459d2b9a09..58b5ce469ad 100644
--- a/core-initrd/24.04/debian/changelog
+++ b/core-initrd/24.04/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ubuntu-core-initramfs (69+2.67+git124.g98d9ab6+24.04) noble; urgency=medium
+
+  * Update to snapd version 2.67+git124.g98d9ab6
+
+ -- Alfonso Sanchez-Beato <alfonso.sanchez-beato@canonical.com>  Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:51:11 -0500
+
 ubuntu-core-initramfs (68) noble; urgency=medium
 
   [ Valentin David ]
diff --git a/core-initrd/24.04/debian/control b/core-initrd/24.04/debian/control
index 17821633c2a..e20cd7e0b3c 100644
--- a/core-initrd/24.04/debian/control
+++ b/core-initrd/24.04/debian/control
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), dh-python,
                cpio,
                fakeroot,
                fonts-ubuntu,
+               golang-go (>=2:1.18~) [!powerpc] | golang-1.18 [!powerpc] | golang-1.21,
                intel-microcode [amd64]
 Standards-Version: 4.4.1
 Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-core-initramfs
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ Package: ubuntu-core-initramfs
 Architecture: amd64 arm64 armhf riscv64
 Depends: ${python3:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, dracut-core (>= 051-1),
          python3:any,
-         golang-go (>=2:1.18~) [!powerpc] | golang-1.18 [!powerpc] | golang-1.21,
          dracut-core,
          busybox-initramfs,
          zstd,
diff --git a/core-initrd/24.04/debian/rules b/core-initrd/24.04/debian/rules
index 44cd58a780d..a4647976811 100755
--- a/core-initrd/24.04/debian/rules
+++ b/core-initrd/24.04/debian/rules
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ifeq (${FIPSBUILD},1)
 	fi
 endif
 # dh-golang sets GO111MODULE=off if present, fix that
-	GO111MODULE=on go build -mod=vendor $(BUILDFLAGS) $(SNAP_TAGS) ./cmd/snap-bootstrap
+	GOCACHE=/tmp/cache GO111MODULE=on go build -mod=vendor $(BUILDFLAGS) $(SNAP_TAGS) ./cmd/snap-bootstrap
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	rm -rf debian/tmp
diff --git a/core-initrd/build-source-pkgs.sh b/core-initrd/build-source-pkgs.sh
index 35dcb0d6cd7..a5948c16dc9 100755
--- a/core-initrd/build-source-pkgs.sh
+++ b/core-initrd/build-source-pkgs.sh
@@ -23,9 +23,12 @@ else
     commit=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
 fi
 
-# build info file
+# build info file, source the created file to get the variables
 pushd ..
 ./mkversion.sh
+# shellcheck disable=SC1091
+. data/info
+SNAPD_VERSION=$VERSION
 popd
 
 contains_element() {
@@ -74,7 +77,13 @@ if [ "$#" -eq 0 ]; then
     set -- "${deb_dir[@]%/debian}"
 fi
 for rel; do
-    if [ "$rel" != latest ]; then
+    series=$(dpkg-parsechangelog --file "$rel"/debian/changelog --show-field Distribution)
+    if [ "$rel" = latest ]; then
+        ubuntu_ver=$(ubuntu-distro-info --series="$series" -r)
+        # We might have "xx.xx LTS"
+        ubuntu_ver=${ubuntu_ver%% *}
+    else
+        ubuntu_ver=$rel
         for p in latest/*; do
             file=${p#latest/}
             if contains_element "$file" "${no_link[@]}"; then
@@ -86,6 +95,12 @@ for rel; do
 
     pushd "$rel"
     cp -a ../snapd-initramfs/* .
+
+    curr_ver=$(dpkg-parsechangelog --show-field Version)
+    initrd_ver=${curr_ver%%+*}
+    next_ver="$initrd_ver"+"$SNAPD_VERSION"+"$ubuntu_ver"
+    dch -v "$next_ver" "Update to snapd version $SNAPD_VERSION"
+    dch --distribution "$series" -r ""
     dpkg-buildpackage -S -sa -d
     popd
 done
diff --git a/core-initrd/latest/debian/changelog b/core-initrd/latest/debian/changelog
index dd545950a85..6cfa1a0128a 100644
--- a/core-initrd/latest/debian/changelog
+++ b/core-initrd/latest/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+ubuntu-core-initramfs (70+2.67+git124.g98d9ab6+24.10) oracular; urgency=medium
+
+  * Update to snapd version 2.67+git124.g98d9ab6
+
+ -- Alfonso Sanchez-Beato <alfonso.sanchez-beato@canonical.com>  Wed, 08 Jan 2025 13:52:06 -0500
+
 ubuntu-core-initramfs (69) oracular; urgency=medium
 
   * Add systemd-cryptsetup, which is now a separate package, and libkmod2.
diff --git a/core-initrd/latest/debian/control b/core-initrd/latest/debian/control
index 809ffb955f7..92e5b0a428c 100644
--- a/core-initrd/latest/debian/control
+++ b/core-initrd/latest/debian/control
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Build-Depends: debhelper-compat (= 13), dh-python,
                cpio,
                fakeroot,
                fonts-ubuntu,
+               golang-go (>=2:1.18~) [!powerpc] | golang-1.18 [!powerpc] | golang-1.21,
                intel-microcode [amd64]
 Standards-Version: 4.4.1
 Homepage: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-core-initramfs
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ Package: ubuntu-core-initramfs
 Architecture: amd64 arm64 armhf riscv64
 Depends: ${python3:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}, dracut-core (>= 051-1),
          python3:any,
-         golang-go (>=2:1.18~) [!powerpc] | golang-1.18 [!powerpc] | golang-1.21,
          dracut-core,
          busybox-initramfs,
          zstd,
diff --git a/core-initrd/latest/debian/rules b/core-initrd/latest/debian/rules
index 44cd58a780d..a4647976811 100755
--- a/core-initrd/latest/debian/rules
+++ b/core-initrd/latest/debian/rules
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ ifeq (${FIPSBUILD},1)
 	fi
 endif
 # dh-golang sets GO111MODULE=off if present, fix that
-	GO111MODULE=on go build -mod=vendor $(BUILDFLAGS) $(SNAP_TAGS) ./cmd/snap-bootstrap
+	GOCACHE=/tmp/cache GO111MODULE=on go build -mod=vendor $(BUILDFLAGS) $(SNAP_TAGS) ./cmd/snap-bootstrap
 
 override_dh_auto_install:
 	rm -rf debian/tmp
diff --git a/tests/lib/core-initrd.sh b/tests/lib/core-initrd.sh
index 9ca87a4ddb0..6054546c382 100644
--- a/tests/lib/core-initrd.sh
+++ b/tests/lib/core-initrd.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 build_and_install_initramfs_deb() (
     pushd "$PROJECT_PATH"/core-initrd
 
-    # For dpkg-parsechangelog (used by mkversion.sh too) and to have
-    # the tools needed to build the source package.
-    quiet eatmydata apt-get install -y dpkg-dev debhelper
+    # For dpkg-parsechangelog, dch, and ubuntu-distro-info (used by
+    # mkversion.sh) and to have the tools needed to build the source package.
+    quiet eatmydata apt-get install -y dpkg-dev debhelper devscripts distro-info
     codename=$(lsb_release -c -s)
     latest=$(dpkg-parsechangelog --file latest/debian/changelog --show-field Distribution)
     if [ "$codename" = "$latest" ]; then