diff --git a/genesis/buildgenesis.sh b/genesis/buildgenesis.sh
index d058e6c0..5ec804fe 100644
--- a/genesis/buildgenesis.sh
+++ b/genesis/buildgenesis.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ cat /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/97genesis/install-* > /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/97
 chmod +x /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/97genesis/install /usr/lib/dracut/modules.d/97genesis/installkernel
 mkdir -p boot/initramfs
 mkdir -p boot/efi/boot
-dracut --xz -N -m "genesis base" -f boot/initramfs/distribution $(uname -r)
+dracut --no-early-microcode --xz -N -m "genesis base" -f boot/initramfs/distribution $(uname -r)
 cp -f /boot/vmlinuz-$(uname -r) boot/kernel
 cp /boot/efi/EFI/BOOT/BOOTX64.EFI boot/efi/boot
 cp /boot/efi/EFI/centos/grubx64.efi boot/efi/boot/grubx64.efi
diff --git a/genesis/confluent-genesis.spec b/genesis/confluent-genesis.spec
index 6b8e73ab..b100c6a1 100644
--- a/genesis/confluent-genesis.spec
+++ b/genesis/confluent-genesis.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define arch x86_64
-Version: 3.2.0
-Release:  5
+Version: 3.3.0
+Release:  2
 Name: confluent-genesis-%{arch}
 BuildArch: noarch
 Summary: Genesis servicing image for confluent