diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f409aab..d18123b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ apt-get update
 ## Command-line parameters
 The script accepts certain command-line parameters to enable or disable specific OS features, services and configuration settings. These parameters are passed to the `rpi23-gen-image.sh` script via (simple) shell-variables. Unlike environment shell-variables (simple) shell-variables are defined at the beginning of the command-line call of the `rpi23-gen-image.sh` script.
 
-#####Command-line examples:
+##### Command-line examples:
 ```shell
 ENABLE_UBOOT=true ./rpi23-gen-image.sh
 ENABLE_CONSOLE=false ENABLE_IPV6=false ./rpi23-gen-image.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ RELEASE=stretch RPI_MODEL=3 ENABLE_WIRELESS=true ENABLE_MINBASE=true BUILD_KERNE
 ## Configuration template files
 To avoid long lists of command-line parameters and to help to store the favourite parameter configurations the `rpi23-gen-image.sh` script supports so called configuration template files (`CONFIG_TEMPLATE`=template). These are simple text files located in the `./templates` directory that contain the list of configuration parameters that will be used. New configuration template files can be added to the `./templates` directory.
 
-#####Command-line examples:
+##### Command-line examples:
 ```shell
 CONFIG_TEMPLATE=rpi3stretch ./rpi23-gen-image.sh
 CONFIG_TEMPLATE=rpi2stretch ./rpi23-gen-image.sh
@@ -58,7 +58,10 @@ Set Debian packages server address. Choose a server from the list of Debian worl
 Set Proxy server address. Using a local Proxy-Cache like `apt-cacher-ng` will speed-up the bootstrapping process because all required Debian packages will only be downloaded from the Debian mirror site once.
 
 ##### `APT_INCLUDES`=""
-A comma separated list of additional packages to be installed during bootstrapping.
+A comma separated list of additional packages to be installed by debootstrap during bootstrapping.
+
+##### `APT_INCLUDES_LATE`=""
+A comma separated list of additional packages to be installed by apt after bootstrapping and after APT sources are set up.  This is useful for packages with pre-depends, which debootstrap do not handle well.
 
 ---
 
@@ -69,6 +72,9 @@ Specifiy the target Raspberry Pi hardware model. The script at this time support
 ##### `RELEASE`="jessie"
 Set the desired Debian release name. The script at this time supports the bootstrapping of the Debian releases "jessie" and "stretch". `BUILD_KERNEL`=true will automatically be set if the Debian release `stretch` is used.
 
+##### `RELEASE_ARCH`="armhf"
+Set the desired Debian release architecture.
+
 ##### `HOSTNAME`="rpi$RPI_MODEL-$RELEASE"
 Set system host name. It's recommended that the host name is unique in the corresponding subnet.
 
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@ Expand the root partition and filesystem automatically on first boot.
 
 ---
 
-#### Keyboard settings:
+#### Keyboard settings:
 These options are used to configure keyboard layout in `/etc/default/keyboard` for console and Xorg. These settings can also be changed inside the running OS using the `dpkg-reconfigure keyboard-configuration` command.
 
 ##### `XKB_MODEL`=""
@@ -109,7 +115,7 @@ Set extra xkb configuration options.
 #### Networking settings (DHCP):
 This parameter is used to set up networking auto configuration in `/etc/systemd/network/eth.network`. The default location of network configuration files in the Debian `stretch` release was changed to `/lib/systemd/network`.`
 
-#####`ENABLE_DHCP`=true
+##### `ENABLE_DHCP`=true
 Set the system to use DHCP. This requires an DHCP server.
 
 ---
@@ -117,25 +123,25 @@ Set the system to use DHCP. This requires an DHCP server.
 #### Networking settings (static):
 These parameters are used to set up a static networking configuration in `/etc/systemd/network/eth.network`. The following static networking parameters are only supported if `ENABLE_DHCP` was set to `false`. The default location of network configuration files in the Debian `stretch` release was changed to `/lib/systemd/network`.
 
-#####`NET_ADDRESS`=""
+##### `NET_ADDRESS`=""
 Set a static IPv4 or IPv6 address and its prefix, separated by "/", eg. "192.169.0.3/24".
 
-#####`NET_GATEWAY`=""
+##### `NET_GATEWAY`=""
 Set the IP address for the default gateway.
 
-#####`NET_DNS_1`=""
+##### `NET_DNS_1`=""
 Set the IP address for the first DNS server.
 
-#####`NET_DNS_2`=""
+##### `NET_DNS_2`=""
 Set the IP address for the second DNS server.
 
-#####`NET_DNS_DOMAINS`=""
+##### `NET_DNS_DOMAINS`=""
 Set the default DNS search domains to use for non fully qualified host names.
 
-#####`NET_NTP_1`=""
+##### `NET_NTP_1`=""
 Set the IP address for the first NTP server.
 
-#####`NET_NTP_2`=""
+##### `NET_NTP_2`=""
 Set the IP address for the second NTP server.
 
 ---
@@ -259,6 +265,24 @@ Add SSH (v2) public key(s) from specified file to `authorized_keys` file to enab
 ##### `BUILD_KERNEL`=false
 Build and install the latest RPi2/3 Linux kernel. Currently only the default RPi2/3 kernel configuration is used. `BUILD_KERNEL`=true will automatically be set if the Raspberry Pi model `3` is used.
 
+##### `CROSS_COMPILE`="arm-linux-gnueabihf-"
+This sets the cross compile enviornment for the compiler.
+
+##### `KERNEL_ARCH`="arm"
+This sets the kernel architecture for the compiler.
+
+##### `KERNEL_IMAGE`="kernel7.img"
+Name of the image file in the boot partition.
+
+##### `KERNEL_BRANCH`=""
+Name of the requested branch from the GIT location for the RPi Kernel. Default is using the current default branch from the GIT site.
+
+##### `QEMU_BINARY`="/usr/bin/qemu-arm-static"
+Sets the QEMU enviornment for the Debian archive.
+
+##### `KERNEL_DEFCONFIG`="bcm2709_defconfig"
+Sets the default config for kernel compiling.
+
 ##### `KERNEL_REDUCE`=false
 Reduce the size of the generated kernel by removing unwanted device, network and filesystem drivers (experimental).
 
@@ -345,8 +369,8 @@ Sets key size in bits. The argument has to be a multiple of 8.
 ##### `BASEDIR`=$(pwd)/images/${RELEASE}
 Set a path to a working directory used by the script to generate an image.
 
-##### `IMAGE_NAME`=${BASEDIR}/${DATE}-rpi${RPI_MODEL}-${RELEASE}
-Set a filename for the output file(s). Note: the script will create $IMAGE_NAME.img if `ENABLE_SPLITFS`=false or $IMAGE_NAME-frmw.img and $IMAGE_NAME-root.img if `ENABLE_SPLITFS`=true.
+##### `IMAGE_NAME`=${BASEDIR}/${DATE}-${KERNEL_ARCH}-${KERNEL_BRANCH}-rpi${RPI_MODEL}-${RELEASE}-${RELEASE_ARCH}
+Set a filename for the output file(s). Note: the script will create $IMAGE_NAME.img if `ENABLE_SPLITFS`=false or $IMAGE_NAME-frmw.img and $IMAGE_NAME-root.img if `ENABLE_SPLITFS`=true. Note 2: If the KERNEL_BRANCH is not set, the word "CURRENT" is used.
 
 ## Understanding the script
 The functions of this script that are required for the different stages of the bootstrapping are split up into single files located inside the `bootstrap.d` directory. During the bootstrapping every script in this directory gets executed in lexicographical order:
@@ -402,7 +426,7 @@ script -c 'APT_SERVER=ftp.de.debian.org ./rpi23-gen-image.sh' ./build.log
 ## Flashing the image file
 After the image file was successfully created by the `rpi23-gen-image.sh` script it can be copied to the microSD card that will be used by the RPi2/3 computer. This can be performed by using the tools `bmaptool` or `dd`. Using `bmaptool` will probably speed-up the copy process because `bmaptool` copies more wisely than `dd`.
 
-#####Flashing examples:
+##### Flashing examples:
 ```shell
 bmaptool copy ./images/jessie/2017-01-23-rpi3-jessie.img /dev/mmcblk0
 dd bs=4M if=./images/jessie/2017-01-23-rpi3-jessie.img of=/dev/mmcblk0
@@ -412,6 +436,9 @@ If you have set `ENABLE_SPLITFS`, copy the `-frmw` image on the microSD card, th
 bmaptool copy ./images/jessie/2017-01-23-rpi3-jessie-frmw.img /dev/mmcblk0
 bmaptool copy ./images/jessie/2017-01-23-rpi3-jessie-root.img /dev/sdc
 ```
+## Weekly image builds
+The image files are provided by JRWR'S I/O PORT and are built once a Sunday at midnight UTC!
+* [Debian Stretch Raspberry Pi2/3 Weekly Image Builds](https://jrwr.io/doku.php?id=projects:debianpi)
 
 ## External links and references
 * [Debian worldwide mirror sites](https://www.debian.org/mirror/list)
diff --git a/bootstrap.d/10-bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.d/10-bootstrap.sh
index e395437..e04335b 100644
--- a/bootstrap.d/10-bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.d/10-bootstrap.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 http_proxy=${APT_PROXY} debootstrap ${EXCLUDES} --arch="${RELEASE_ARCH}" --foreign ${VARIANT} --components="${COMPONENTS}" --include="${APT_INCLUDES}" "${RELEASE}" "${R}" "http://${APT_SERVER}/debian"
 
 # Copy qemu emulator binary to chroot
-install_exec "${QEMU_BINARY}" "${R}${QEMU_BINARY}"
+install -m 755 -o root -g root "${QEMU_BINARY}" "${R}${QEMU_BINARY}"
 
 # Copy debian-archive-keyring.pgp
 mkdir -p "${R}/usr/share/keyrings"
diff --git a/bootstrap.d/11-apt.sh b/bootstrap.d/11-apt.sh
index a3870bd..3c9b2a0 100644
--- a/bootstrap.d/11-apt.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.d/11-apt.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ fi
 chroot_exec apt-get -qq -y update
 chroot_exec apt-get -qq -y -u dist-upgrade
 
+if [ "$APT_INCLUDES_LATE" ] ; then
+  chroot_exec apt-get -qq -y install $(echo $APT_INCLUDES_LATE |tr , ' ')
+fi
+
 if [ -d packages ] ; then
   for package in packages/*.deb ; do
     cp $package ${R}/tmp
diff --git a/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh b/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh
index b4d2e70..0617bc8 100644
--- a/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh
@@ -24,8 +24,12 @@ if [ "$BUILD_KERNEL" = true ] ; then
     temp_dir=$(as_nobody mktemp -d)
 
     # Fetch current RPi2/3 kernel sources
-    as_nobody git -C "${temp_dir}" clone --depth=1 "${KERNEL_URL}"
-
+    if [ -z "${KERNEL_BRANCH}" ] ; then
+      as_nobody -u nobody git -C "${temp_dir}" clone --depth=1 "${KERNEL_URL}"
+    else
+      as_nobody -u nobody git -C "${temp_dir}" clone --depth=1 --branch "${KERNEL_BRANCH}" "${KERNEL_URL}"
+    fi
+    
     # Copy downloaded kernel sources
     mv "${temp_dir}/linux" "${R}/usr/src/"
 
@@ -94,12 +98,12 @@ if [ "$BUILD_KERNEL" = true ] ; then
     fi
 
     # Cross compile kernel and modules
-    make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" -j${KERNEL_THREADS} ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" zImage modules dtbs
+    make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" -j${KERNEL_THREADS} ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" "${KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE}" modules dtbs
   fi
 
   # Check if kernel compilation was successful
-  if [ ! -r "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/zImage" ] ; then
-    echo "error: kernel compilation failed! (zImage not found)"
+  if [ ! -r "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE}" ] ; then
+    echo "error: kernel compilation failed! (kernel image not found)"
     cleanup
     exit 1
   fi
@@ -130,16 +134,23 @@ if [ "$BUILD_KERNEL" = true ] ; then
 
   # Copy dts and dtb device tree sources and binaries
   mkdir "${BOOT_DIR}/overlays"
-  install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/dts/"*.dtb "${BOOT_DIR}/"
+  
+  # Ensure the proper .dtb is located
+  if [ "$KERNEL_ARCH" = "arm" ] ; then
+    install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/dts/"*.dtb "${BOOT_DIR}/"
+  else
+    install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/dts/broadcom/"*.dtb "${BOOT_DIR}/"
+  fi
+
   install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/dts/overlays/"*.dtb* "${BOOT_DIR}/overlays/"
   install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/dts/overlays/README" "${BOOT_DIR}/overlays/README"
 
   if [ "$ENABLE_UBOOT" = false ] ; then
-    # Convert and copy zImage kernel to the boot directory
-    "${KERNEL_DIR}/scripts/mkknlimg" "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/zImage" "${BOOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGE}"
+    # Convert and copy kernel image to the boot directory
+    "${KERNEL_DIR}/scripts/mkknlimg" "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE}" "${BOOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGE}"
   else
-    # Copy zImage kernel to the boot directory
-    install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/zImage" "${BOOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGE}"
+    # Copy kernel image to the boot directory
+    install_readonly "${KERNEL_DIR}/arch/${KERNEL_ARCH}/boot/${KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE}" "${BOOT_DIR}/${KERNEL_IMAGE}"
   fi
 
   # Remove kernel sources
diff --git a/rpi23-gen-image.sh b/rpi23-gen-image.sh
index 51a9dcb..df9c7fe 100755
--- a/rpi23-gen-image.sh
+++ b/rpi23-gen-image.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ COLLABORA_KERNEL=${COLLABORA_KERNEL:=3.18.0-trunk-rpi2}
 KERNEL_DEFCONFIG=${KERNEL_DEFCONFIG:=bcm2709_defconfig}
 KERNEL_IMAGE=${KERNEL_IMAGE:=kernel7.img}
 QEMU_BINARY=${QEMU_BINARY:=/usr/bin/qemu-arm-static}
+KERNEL_BRANCH=${KERNEL_BRANCH:=""}
 
 # URLs
 KERNEL_URL=${KERNEL_URL:=https://github.com/raspberrypi/linux}
@@ -68,9 +69,14 @@ UBOOT_URL=${UBOOT_URL:=git://git.denx.de/u-boot.git}
 # Build directories
 BASEDIR=${BASEDIR:=$(pwd)/images/${RELEASE}}
 BUILDDIR="${BASEDIR}/build"
+
 # Prepare date string for default image file name
 DATE="$(date +%Y-%m-%d)"
-IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:=${BASEDIR}/${DATE}-rpi${RPI_MODEL}-${RELEASE}}
+if [ -z "$KERNEL_BRANCH" ] ; then
+  IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:=${BASEDIR}/${DATE}-${KERNEL_ARCH}-CURRENT-rpi${RPI_MODEL}-${RELEASE}-${RELEASE_ARCH}}
+else
+  IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:=${BASEDIR}/${DATE}-${KERNEL_ARCH}-${KERNEL_BRANCH}-rpi${RPI_MODEL}-${RELEASE}-${RELEASE_ARCH}}
+fi
 
 # Chroot directories
 R="${BUILDDIR}/chroot"
@@ -160,6 +166,7 @@ KERNEL_THREADS=${KERNEL_THREADS:=1}
 KERNEL_HEADERS=${KERNEL_HEADERS:=true}
 KERNEL_MENUCONFIG=${KERNEL_MENUCONFIG:=false}
 KERNEL_REMOVESRC=${KERNEL_REMOVESRC:=true}
+KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE=${KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE:="zImage"}
 
 # Kernel compilation from source directory settings
 KERNELSRC_DIR=${KERNELSRC_DIR:=""}
@@ -237,7 +244,11 @@ fi
 
 # Add packages required for kernel cross compilation
 if [ "$BUILD_KERNEL" = true ] ; then
-  REQUIRED_PACKAGES="${REQUIRED_PACKAGES} crossbuild-essential-armhf"
+  if [ "$KERNEL_ARCH" = "arm" ] ; then
+    REQUIRED_PACKAGES="${REQUIRED_PACKAGES} crossbuild-essential-armhf"
+  else
+    REQUIRED_PACKAGES="${REQUIRED_PACKAGES} crossbuild-essential-arm64"
+  fi
 fi
 
 # Add libncurses5 to enable kernel menuconfig
diff --git a/templates/rpi3-stretch-arm64-4.11.y b/templates/rpi3-stretch-arm64-4.11.y
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0523a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/rpi3-stretch-arm64-4.11.y
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Configuration template file used by rpi23-gen-image.sh
+# Debian Stretch using the Arm64 for kernel compilation and Debian distribution.
+
+RPI_MODEL=3
+RELEASE=stretch
+BUILD_KERNEL=true
+KERNEL_ARCH=arm64
+RELEASE_ARCH=arm64
+CROSS_COMPILE=aarch64-linux-gnu-
+QEMU_BINARY=/usr/bin/qemu-aarch64-static
+KERNEL_DEFCONFIG=bcmrpi3_defconfig
+KERNEL_BIN_IMAGE=Image
+KERNEL_IMAGE=kernel8.img
+KERNEL_BRANCH=rpi-4.11.y
+ENABLE_WIRELESS=true