diff --git a/configs/snps_axs101_defconfig b/configs/snps_axs101_defconfig
index 08def3e3da7..4aaed660c3e 100644
--- a/configs/snps_axs101_defconfig
+++ b/configs/snps_axs101_defconfig
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="board/synopsys/axs10x/fs-overlay"
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.2 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_2=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.4 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_4=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.2.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="axs101"
 
 # Bootloader
@@ -23,3 +23,18 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2015.07"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="axs101"
+
+# Extra toolchain options for HS38 VDK release
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_INET_RPC=y
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_WCHAR=y
+BR2_PTHREAD_DEBUG=y
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
+
+# Extra packages options for HS38 VDK release
+BR2_PACKAGE_MPLAYER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_SERVER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RT_TESTS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPERF3=y
diff --git a/configs/snps_axs103_defconfig b/configs/snps_axs103_defconfig
index d9975083e4e..66b61668bd2 100644
--- a/configs/snps_axs103_defconfig
+++ b/configs/snps_axs103_defconfig
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ BR2_TARGET_ROOTFS_INITRAMFS=y
 BR2_SYSTEM_DHCP="eth0"
 BR2_ROOTFS_OVERLAY="board/synopsys/axs10x/fs-overlay"
 
-# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.2 series
-BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_2=y
+# Linux headers same as kernel, a 4.4 series
+BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_LINUX_HEADERS_CUSTOM_4_4=y
 
 # Kernel
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL=y
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
-BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.2.4"
+BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="4.4.6"
 BR2_LINUX_KERNEL_DEFCONFIG="axs103_smp"
 
 # Bootloader
@@ -24,3 +24,18 @@ BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BUILD_SYSTEM_KCONFIG=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION=y
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_CUSTOM_VERSION_VALUE="2015.07"
 BR2_TARGET_UBOOT_BOARD_DEFCONFIG="axs103"
+
+# Extra toolchain options for HS38 VDK release
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_INET_RPC=y
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_WCHAR=y
+BR2_PTHREAD_DEBUG=y
+BR2_TOOLCHAIN_BUILDROOT_CXX=y
+
+# Extra packages options for HS38 VDK release
+BR2_PACKAGE_MPLAYER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_SERVER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_GDB_DEBUGGER=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_RT_TESTS=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_DROPBEAR=y
+BR2_PACKAGE_IPERF3=y