diff --git a/software/service-files/starlingx-GA-metadata.xml b/software/service-files/starlingx-GA-metadata.xml
index fa001197..4c82b65e 100644
--- a/software/service-files/starlingx-GA-metadata.xml
+++ b/software/service-files/starlingx-GA-metadata.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   <status>REL</status>
   <unremovable>Y</unremovable>
   <reboot_required>Y</reboot_required>
+  <prepatched_iso>N</prepatched_iso>
   <apply_active_release_only/>
   <contents>
     <ostree>
diff --git a/software/software/release_data.py b/software/software/release_data.py
index 85de7d74..6f6088a2 100644
--- a/software/software/release_data.py
+++ b/software/software/release_data.py
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ class SWRelease(object):
     def reboot_required(self):
         return self._get_by_key('reboot_required') == "Y"
 
+    @property
+    def prepatched_iso(self):
+        return self._get_by_key('prepatched_iso') == "Y"
+
     @property
     def requires_release_ids(self):
         return self._get_by_key('requires') or []
@@ -255,6 +259,7 @@ class SWRelease(object):
                 "install_instructions": self.install_instructions,
                 "warnings": self.warnings,
                 "reboot_required": self.reboot_required,
+                "prepatched_iso": self.prepatched_iso,
                 "requires": self.requires_release_ids[:],
                 "packages": self.packages[:]}
         return data
diff --git a/software/software/software_functions.py b/software/software/software_functions.py
index c9d354ee..8bce6b54 100644
--- a/software/software/software_functions.py
+++ b/software/software/software_functions.py
@@ -365,6 +365,13 @@ class ReleaseData(object):
         else:
             self.metadata[release_id]["reboot_required"] = "N"
 
+        # Default prepatched_iso to N
+        prepatched_iso = root.findtext("prepatched_iso")
+        if prepatched_iso is None or prepatched_iso != "Y":
+            self.metadata[release_id]["prepatched_iso"] = "N"
+        else:
+            self.metadata[release_id]["prepatched_iso"] = "Y"
+
         release_sw_version = utils.get_major_release_version(
             self.metadata[release_id]["sw_version"])
         global package_dir