diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release-20250806.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release-20250806.ebuild
index 53d7dea2fc..08d947674a 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release-20250806.ebuild
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/portage-stable/sec-keys/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release/openpgp-keys-gentoo-release-20250806.ebuild
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ IUSE="test"
 RESTRICT="!test? ( test )"
 
 BDEPEND="
-	test? ( app-crypt/gnupg )
+	test? (
+		|| (
+			app-crypt/gnupg[alternatives(-)]
+			>=app-crypt/freepg-2.5.12_p1-r1
+		)
+	)
 "
 
 # Keys included:
@@ -36,12 +41,12 @@ src_test() {
 	local -x GNUPGHOME=${T}/.gnupg
 	mkdir "${GNUPGHOME}" || die
 	einfo "Importing keys ..."
-	gpg --import "gentoo-release.asc.${PV}" || die "Key import failed"
+	gpg-reference --import "gentoo-release.asc.${PV}" || die "Key import failed"
 
 	local f
 	for f in gentoo-release-test-sigs*/*.asc; do
 		einfo "Testing ${f##*/} ..."
-		gpg -q --trust-model always --verify "${f}" || die "Verification failed on ${f}"
+		gpg-reference -q --trust-model always --verify "${f}" || die "Verification failed on ${f}"
 	done
 
 	umask "${old_umask}"