diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 003875db..2c1b3efc 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ set(LIBYANG_DEP_SOVERSION 3.0.0)
 set(LIBYANG_DEP_SOVERSION_MAJOR 3)
 
 # libnetconf2 required version
-set(LIBNETCONF2_DEP_VERSION 3.5.2)
-set(LIBNETCONF2_DEP_SOVERSION 4.4.2)
+set(LIBNETCONF2_DEP_VERSION 3.5.4)
+set(LIBNETCONF2_DEP_SOVERSION 4.4.4)
 set(LIBNETCONF2_DEP_SOVERSION_MAJOR 4)
 
 # sysrepo required version
@@ -407,6 +407,7 @@ if(SYSREPO_SETUP)
         message(STATUS \"Merging default server listen configuration if there is none (merge_config.sh)...\")
         set(ENV{SYSREPOCTL_EXECUTABLE} \"${SYSREPOCTL_EXECUTABLE}\")
         set(ENV{SYSREPOCFG_EXECUTABLE} \"${SYSREPOCFG_EXECUTABLE}\")
+        set(ENV{NP2_VERSION} \"${NP2SRV_VERSION}\")
         execute_process(COMMAND \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${DATA_DIR}/scripts/merge_config.sh\"
                 RESULT_VARIABLE CMD_RES
                 OUTPUT_VARIABLE CMD_OUT
diff --git a/scripts/merge_config.sh b/scripts/merge_config.sh
index 4b476d64..eddada7d 100755
--- a/scripts/merge_config.sh
+++ b/scripts/merge_config.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,13 @@ if [ -n "$AUTH_CONFIG" ]; then
                 </users>"
 fi
 
+SSH_BANNER=""
+# check if the NP2_VERSION environment variable is set
+if [ -n "$NP2_VERSION" ]; then
+    # get the banner from the NP2_VERSION environment variable
+    SSH_BANNER="<banner xmlns=\"urn:cesnet:libnetconf2-netconf-server\">netopeer2-netconf-server-${NP2_VERSION}</banner>"
+fi
+
 # import default config
 CONFIG="<netconf-server xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server\">
     <listen>
@@ -74,6 +81,7 @@ CONFIG="<netconf-server xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-netconf-server\
                     </tcp-server-parameters>
                     <ssh-server-parameters>
                         <server-identity>
+                            ${SSH_BANNER}
                             <host-key>
                                 <name>default-key</name>
                                 <public-key>