diff --git a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
index 07c63d363e4..4d7bcb2b8af 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/xtensa/src/esp32/Kconfig
@@ -2789,7 +2789,7 @@ endchoice
 config ESP32_MCUBOOT_VERSION
 	string "MCUboot version"
 	depends on ESP32_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
-	default "b206b99b1555ca15f790a3287e57dc98ef3df2ac"
+	default "20f98e0a975c24864872e0df5701eb1082e9c957"
 
 config ESP32_APP_MCUBOOT_HEADER_SIZE
 	int "Application image header size (in bytes)"
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/esp32_sections.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/esp32_sections.ld
index a7fd701eae5..4e99121049d 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/esp32_sections.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/esp32_sections.ld
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ SECTIONS
 #ifdef CONFIG_ESP32_APP_FORMAT_MCUBOOT
   .metadata :
   {
+    /* The following metadata refers to the to MCUboot's struct
+     * esp_image_load_header defined at the following commit:
+     * https://github.com/mcu-tools/mcuboot/blob/cd22b693da426826e0255f8ee5b18d7360d9bc8f/boot/espressif/hal/include/esp_mcuboot_image.h
+     */
+
     /* Magic for load header */
 
     LONG(0xace637d3)
@@ -58,6 +63,46 @@ SECTIONS
     LONG(ADDR(.dram0.data))
     LONG(LOADADDR(.dram0.data))
     LONG(SIZEOF(.dram0.data))
+
+    /* RTC_IRAM metadata:
+     * - Destination address (VMA) for RTC_IRAM region
+     * - Flash offset (LMA) for start of RTC_IRAM region
+     * - Size of RTC_IRAM region
+     */
+
+    LONG(ADDR(.rtc.text))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.rtc.text))
+    LONG(SIZEOF(.rtc.text))
+
+    /* RTC_DRAM metadata:
+     * - Destination address (VMA) for RTC_DRAM region
+     * - Flash offset (LMA) for start of RTC_DRAM region
+     * - Size of RTC_DRAM region
+     */
+
+    LONG(ADDR(.rtc.data))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.rtc.data))
+    LONG(SIZEOF(.rtc.data))
+
+    /* IROM metadata:
+     * - Destination address (VMA) for IROM region
+     * - Flash offset (LMA) for start of IROM region
+     * - Size of IROM region
+     */
+
+    LONG(ADDR(.flash.text))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.flash.text))
+    LONG(SIZEOF(.flash.text))
+
+    /* DROM metadata:
+     * - Destination address (VMA) for DROM region
+     * - Flash offset (LMA) for start of DROM region
+     * - Size of DROM region
+     */
+
+    LONG(ADDR(.flash.rodata))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.flash.rodata))
+    LONG(LOADADDR(.flash.rodata) + SIZEOF(.flash.rodata) - LOADADDR(.flash.rodata))
   } >metadata
 #endif
 
diff --git a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld
index 93cf389fb7b..3f4ab4daf75 100644
--- a/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld
+++ b/boards/xtensa/esp32/common/scripts/flat_memory.ld
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ MEMORY
    * signing of firmware image.
    */
 
-  metadata (RX) :        org = CONFIG_ESP32_APP_MCUBOOT_HEADER_SIZE, len = 0x20
+  metadata (RX) :        org = CONFIG_ESP32_APP_MCUBOOT_HEADER_SIZE, len = 0x60
   ROM (RX) :             org = ORIGIN(metadata) + LENGTH(metadata),
                          len = FLASH_SIZE - ORIGIN(ROM)