diff --git a/snap/1162-runtime.patch b/snap/1162-runtime.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be87ee705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/1162-runtime.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
+index 1c11f74..9c4709b 100644
+--- a/Makefile
++++ b/Makefile
+@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ ifeq (,$(findstring $(DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR),$(KNOWN_HYPERVISORS)))
+ endif
+
+ ifeq ($(DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR),$(HYPERVISOR_QEMU))
+-    DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR_CONFIG_PATH = $(CONFIG_PATH_QEMU)
++    DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR_CONFIG_FILE = $(CONFIG_FILE_QEMU)
+ endif
+
+ ifeq ($(DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR),$(HYPERVISOR_FC))
+-    DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR_CONFIG_PATH = $(CONFIG_PATH_FC)
++    DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR_CONFIG_FILE = $(CONFIG_FILE_FC)
+ endif
+
+ CONFDIR := $(DEFAULTSDIR)/$(PROJECT_DIR)
+@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ install-bin-libexec: $(BINLIBEXECLIST)
+
+ install-configs: $(CONFIGS)
+ 	$(QUIET_INST)$(foreach f,$(CONFIGS),$(call INSTALL_CONFIG,$f,$(dir $(CONFIG_PATH))))
+-	$(QUIET_INST)ln -sf $(DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR_CONFIG_PATH) $(CONFIG_PATH)
++	$(QUIET_INST)(cd $(dir $(DESTDIR)/$(CONFIG_PATH)) && ln -sf $(DEFAULT_HYPERVISOR_CONFIG_FILE) $(CONFIG_FILE))
+
+ install-scripts: $(SCRIPTS)
+ 	$(QUIET_INST)$(foreach f,$(SCRIPTS),$(call INSTALL_EXEC,$f,$(SCRIPTS_DIR)))
diff --git a/snap/1185-runtime.patch b/snap/1185-runtime.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a256ed107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/snap/1185-runtime.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/cli/main.go b/cli/main.go
+index a01a02dc5..a021a0a77 100644
+--- a/cli/main.go
++++ b/cli/main.go
+@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ func beforeSubcommands(c *cli.Context) error {
+ 	var runtimeConfig oci.RuntimeConfig
+ 	var err error
+
++	katautils.SetConfigOptions(name, defaultRuntimeConfiguration, defaultSysConfRuntimeConfiguration)
++
+ 	handleShowConfig(c)
+
+ 	if userWantsUsage(c) || (c.NArg() == 1 && (c.Args()[0] == checkCmd)) {
+@@ -302,8 +304,6 @@ func beforeSubcommands(c *cli.Context) error {
+ 		ignoreLogging = true
+ 	}
+
+-	katautils.SetConfigOptions(name, defaultRuntimeConfiguration, defaultSysConfRuntimeConfiguration)
+-
+ 	configFile, runtimeConfig, err = katautils.LoadConfiguration(c.GlobalString(configFilePathOption), ignoreLogging, false)
+ 	if err != nil {
+ 		fatal(err)
diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index 33d988aec..20d0998af 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: kata-containers
-version: "1.5.0-rc2"
+version: "1.5.0"
 summary: Build lightweight VMs that seamlessly plug into the containers ecosystem
 description: |
   Kata Containers is an open source project and community working to build a
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ parts:
     build-attributes: [no-patchelf]
     override-build: |
       pkg_name=runtime
+      patch1="$(realpath ../../../snap/1162-runtime.patch)"
+      patch2="$(realpath ../../../snap/1185-runtime.patch)"
 
       # set GOPATH
       export GOPATH=$(realpath go)
@@ -43,18 +45,24 @@ parts:
       mkdir -p ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # download source
-      curl -LO https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name}/archive/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz
-      tar -xf ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C ${pkg_gopath}
+      git clone -b ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION} https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name} ${pkg_gopath}
       cd ${pkg_gopath}
 
+      #Issue: https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/pull/1162
+      patch -p1 < "${patch1}"
+      #Issue: https://github.com/kata-containers/runtime/issues/1185
+      patch -p1 < "${patch2}"
+
       # build and install
       make \
         PREFIX=/snap/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_NAME}/current/usr \
-        SKIP_GO_VERSION_CHECK=1
+        SKIP_GO_VERSION_CHECK=1 \
+        QEMUCMD=qemu-system-$(arch)
       make install \
         PREFIX=/usr \
         DESTDIR=${SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL} \
-        SKIP_GO_VERSION_CHECK=1
+        SKIP_GO_VERSION_CHECK=1 \
+        QEMUCMD=qemu-system-$(arch)
 
       # A snap is read-only squashfs, unfourtunately it's not possible to use the rootfs image with DAX
       # since rw access is required therefore initrd image must be used instead.
@@ -76,8 +84,7 @@ parts:
       mkdir -p ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # download source
-      curl -LO https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name}/archive/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz
-      tar -xf ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C ${pkg_gopath}
+      git clone -b ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION} https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name} ${pkg_gopath}
       cd ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # build and install
@@ -100,8 +107,7 @@ parts:
       mkdir -p ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # download source
-      curl -LO https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name}/archive/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz
-      tar -xf ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C ${pkg_gopath}
+      git clone -b ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION} https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name} ${pkg_gopath}
       cd ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # build and install
@@ -117,11 +123,12 @@ parts:
       - docker.io
       - cpio
     override-build: |
-      set -x
+      # set GOPATH
+      export GOPATH=$(realpath go)
+      mkdir -p "${GOPATH}"
       # go was built in parts/go/build
       export GOROOT=$(realpath ../../go/build)
       export PATH="${GOROOT}/bin:${PATH}"
-      env
       if [ -n "$http_proxy" ]; then
         echo "Setting proxy $http_proxy"
         systemctl set-environment http_proxy=$http_proxy || true
@@ -134,7 +141,7 @@ parts:
       # use the same go version for all packages
       sed -i 's|^GO_VERSION=.*|GO_VERSION='$(go version | cut -d' ' -f3 | tr -d go)'|g' rootfs-builder/versions.txt
 
-      sudo -E PATH=$PATH make DISTRO=alpine AGENT_INIT=yes USE_DOCKER=1 initrd
+      sudo -E PATH=$PATH make AGENT_VERSION=${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION} DISTRO=alpine AGENT_INIT=yes USE_DOCKER=1 initrd
 
       kata_image_dir=${SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/share/kata-containers
       mkdir -p ${kata_image_dir}
@@ -156,8 +163,7 @@ parts:
       mkdir -p ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # download source
-      curl -LO https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name}/archive/${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz
-      tar -xf ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION}.tar.gz --strip-components=1 -C ${pkg_gopath}
+      git clone -b ${SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_VERSION} https://github.com/kata-containers/${pkg_name} ${pkg_gopath}
       cd ${pkg_gopath}
 
       # build and install