diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 9527ad1f8c..6bad94098e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       MINGW: ${{ matrix.config.cross == 'mingw' }}
       MINI: ${{ matrix.config.mini != '' }}
       PPC64LE: ${{ matrix.config.cross == 'ppc64le' }}
-      REF_GIT_TAG: v22.11
+      REF_GIT_REPO: https://dpdk.org/git/dpdk-stable
+      REF_GIT_TAG: v22.11.1
       RISCV64: ${{ matrix.config.cross == 'riscv64' }}
       RUN_TESTS: ${{ contains(matrix.config.checks, 'tests') }}
 
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b99444620f..0936788dc7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ script: ./.ci/${TRAVIS_OS_NAME}-build.sh
 env:
   global:
     - LIBABIGAIL_VERSION=libabigail-2.1
-    - REF_GIT_TAG=v22.11
+    - REF_GIT_REPO=https://dpdk.org/git/dpdk-stable
+    - REF_GIT_TAG=v22.11.1
 
 jobs:
   include:
diff --git a/devtools/check-symbol-maps.sh b/devtools/check-symbol-maps.sh
index 0a6062de26..8c116bfa9c 100755
--- a/devtools/check-symbol-maps.sh
+++ b/devtools/check-symbol-maps.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cd $(dirname $0)/..
 export LC_ALL=C
 
 if [ $# = 0 ] ; then
-    set -- $(find lib drivers -name '*.map')
+    set -- $(find lib drivers -name '*.map' -a ! -path drivers/version.map)
 fi
 
 ret=0
diff --git a/drivers/meson.build b/drivers/meson.build
index c4ff3ff1ba..5188302057 100644
--- a/drivers/meson.build
+++ b/drivers/meson.build
@@ -210,40 +210,46 @@ foreach subpath:subdirs
 
         lk_deps = []
         lk_args = []
-        if fs.is_file(version_map)
-            def_file = custom_target(lib_name + '_def',
-                    command: [map_to_win_cmd, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
-                    input: version_map,
-                    output: '@0@_exports.def'.format(lib_name))
-
-            mingw_map = custom_target(lib_name + '_mingw',
-                    command: [map_to_win_cmd, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
-                    input: version_map,
-                    output: '@0@_mingw.map'.format(lib_name))
-
-            lk_deps = [version_map, def_file, mingw_map]
-            if is_windows
-                if is_ms_linker
-                    lk_args = ['-Wl,/def:' + def_file.full_path()]
-                    if meson.version().version_compare('<0.54.0')
-                        lk_args += ['-Wl,/implib:drivers\\' + implib]
-                    endif
-                else
-                    lk_args = ['-Wl,--version-script=' + mingw_map.full_path()]
+        if not fs.is_file(version_map)
+            version_map = '@0@/version.map'.format(meson.current_source_dir())
+            lk_deps += [version_map]
+        else
+            lk_deps += [version_map]
+            if not is_windows and developer_mode
+                # on unix systems check the output of the
+                # check-symbols.sh script, using it as a
+                # dependency of the .so build
+                lk_deps += custom_target(lib_name + '.sym_chk',
+                        command: [check_symbols, version_map, '@INPUT@'],
+                        capture: true,
+                        input: static_lib,
+                        output: lib_name + '.sym_chk')
+            endif
+        endif
+
+        def_file = custom_target(lib_name + '_def',
+                command: [map_to_win_cmd, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
+                input: version_map,
+                output: '@0@_exports.def'.format(lib_name))
+
+        mingw_map = custom_target(lib_name + '_mingw',
+                command: [map_to_win_cmd, '@INPUT@', '@OUTPUT@'],
+                input: version_map,
+                output: '@0@_mingw.map'.format(lib_name))
+
+        lk_deps += [def_file, mingw_map]
+
+        if is_windows
+            if is_ms_linker
+                lk_args = ['-Wl,/def:' + def_file.full_path()]
+                if meson.version().version_compare('<0.54.0')
+                    lk_args += ['-Wl,/implib:drivers\\' + implib]
                 endif
             else
-                lk_args = ['-Wl,--version-script=' + version_map]
-                if developer_mode
-                    # on unix systems check the output of the
-                    # check-symbols.sh script, using it as a
-                    # dependency of the .so build
-                    lk_deps += custom_target(lib_name + '.sym_chk',
-                            command: [check_symbols, version_map, '@INPUT@'],
-                            capture: true,
-                            input: static_lib,
-                            output: lib_name + '.sym_chk')
-                endif
+                lk_args = ['-Wl,--version-script=' + mingw_map.full_path()]
             endif
+        else
+            lk_args = ['-Wl,--version-script=' + version_map]
         endif
 
         shared_lib = shared_library(lib_name, sources,
diff --git a/drivers/version.map b/drivers/version.map
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78c3585d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/version.map
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+DPDK_23 {
+	local: *;
+};
