diff --git a/.github/actions/install-crane/action.yaml b/.github/actions/install-crane/action.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 194fcb7d7..000000000
--- a/.github/actions/install-crane/action.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-name: "Install crane"
-description: "Installs crane for use in testing."
-inputs:
-  crane-version:
-    description: "Version of crane to install"
-    required: false
-    default: latest
-  install-dir:
-    description: "Directory to install crane"
-    required: false
-    default: $HOME/.crane
-
-runs:
-  using: "composite"
-  steps:
-    - shell: bash
-      run: |
-        mkdir -p ${{ inputs.install-dir }}
-
-        VERSION=${{ inputs.crane-version }}
-        if [[ "${VERSION}" == "latest" ]]; then
-          VERSION=$(gh release list \
-            --exclude-pre-releases \
-            -R google/go-containerregistry \
-            --json name \
-            | jq -r '.[0].name')
-        fi
-
-        case ${{ runner.arch }} in
-          X64)
-            ARCH=x86_64
-            ;;
-          ARM64)
-            ARCH=arm64
-            ;;
-        esac
-
-        ARTIFACT_NAME="go-containerregistry_Linux_${ARCH}.tar.gz"
-        gh release download "${VERSION}" \
-          -R google/go-containerregistry \
-          -p "${ARTIFACT_NAME}" \
-          --output - \
-          | tar -zxvf - -C "${{ inputs.install-dir }}" crane
-
-        echo "${{ inputs.install-dir }}" >> "${GITHUB_PATH}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index bcf054d16..181cb69f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,11 @@ jobs:
       labels: bottlerocket_ubuntu-latest_16-core
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Install crane for testing
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-crane
-        env:
-          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - run: cargo install cargo-deny --locked
       - run: cargo install cargo-make --locked
       - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
           go-version: "^1.18"
+      # Install `patch`, needed to build `krane-bundle`
+      - run: sudo apt-get install -y patch
       - run: make build
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 38054c9c3..08a891013 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,17 +9,20 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 [unreleased]: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/twoliter/compare/v0.5.2...HEAD
 
-## [0.5.2] - 2024-12-03
+## [0.6.0] - 2024-12-04
 
 ### Changed
 
-- Use `krane` to fetch the SDK during the build instead of `docker` ([#411])
+- Allow arbitrary kits to generate an accurate application inventory ([#410])
+- Use `krane` to fetch the SDK during the build instead of `docker` ([#411], [#412])
 - Enable verbose `krane` logs when the log level is DEBUG or TRACE ([#411])
 - Update `ecr-login` to v0.9.0 ([#411])
 
+[#410]: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/twoliter/pull/410
 [#411]: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/twoliter/pull/411
+[#412]: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/twoliter/pull/412
 
-[0.5.2]: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/twoliter/compare/v0.5.1...v0.5.2
+[0.6.0]: https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/twoliter/compare/v0.5.1...v0.6.0
 
 ## [0.5.1] - 2024-11-11
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index c32f5d501..65ae23bbf 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -3857,7 +3857,7 @@ dependencies = [
 
 [[package]]
 name = "twoliter"
-version = "0.5.2-rc1"
+version = "0.6.0-rc1"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
  "async-recursion",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 636b93271..49e3ed379 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ pubsys-setup = { version = "0.1", path = "tools/pubsys-setup", artifact = [ "bin
 testsys = { version = "0.1", path = "tools/testsys", artifact = [ "bin:testsys" ] }
 testsys-config = { version = "0.1", path = "tools/testsys-config" }
 testsys-model = { version = "0.0.14", git = "https://github.com/bottlerocket-os/bottlerocket-test-system", tag = "v0.0.14" }
-twoliter = { version = "0.5.2-rc1", path = "twoliter", artifact = [ "bin:twoliter" ] }
+twoliter = { version = "0.6.0-rc1", path = "twoliter", artifact = [ "bin:twoliter" ] }
 unplug = { version = "0.1", path = "tools/unplug", artifact = [ "bin:unplug" ] }
 update-metadata = { version = "0.1", path = "tools/update-metadata" }
 
diff --git a/twoliter/Cargo.toml b/twoliter/Cargo.toml
index 2aba2b567..a80f2164a 100644
--- a/twoliter/Cargo.toml
+++ b/twoliter/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "twoliter"
-version = "0.5.2-rc1"
+version = "0.6.0-rc1"
 edition = "2021"
 description = "A command line tool for creating custom builds of Bottlerocket"
 authors = ["Matthew James Briggs <brigmatt@amazon.com>"]
diff --git a/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml b/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml
index 25cfba8b0..e7b50202d 100644
--- a/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml
+++ b/twoliter/embedded/Makefile.toml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_ROOT_DIR}/build"
 BUILDSYS_PACKAGES_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/rpms"
 BUILDSYS_KITS_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/kits"
 BUILDSYS_EXTERNAL_KITS_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/external-kits"
+BUILDSYS_EXTERNAL_SDKS_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/external-sdk-archives"
 BUILDSYS_STATE_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/state"
 BUILDSYS_IMAGES_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/images"
 BUILDSYS_LOGS_DIR = "${BUILDSYS_BUILD_DIR}/logs"
@@ -315,22 +316,32 @@ dependencies = ["setup-build"]
 script_runner = "bash"
 script = [
 '''
+
+cleanup() {
+   [ -n "${SDK_ARCHIVE_PATH}" ] && rm -rf "${SDK_ARCHIVE_PATH}"
+}
+
+trap 'cleanup' EXIT
+
 SDK_PLATFORM="$(docker version --format '{{.Server.Os}}/{{.Server.Arch}}')"
 KRANE="${TWOLITER_TOOLS_DIR}/krane"
 
+mkdir -p "${BUILDSYS_EXTERNAL_SDKS_DIR}"
+SDK_ARCHIVE_PATH="$(mktemp -p ${BUILDSYS_EXTERNAL_SDKS_DIR} bottlerocket-sdk-tmp-archive-XXXXXXXX.tar)"
+
 if [ ! -s "${BUILDSYS_EXTERNAL_KITS_DIR}/.sdk-verified" ]; then
    echo "Twoliter could not validate '${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}', refusing to continue" >&2
    exit 1
 fi
+
 if ! docker image inspect "${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
   echo "Pulling SDK '${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}'"
-  ${KRANE} pull "${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}" /dev/stdout --platform "${SDK_PLATFORM}" \
-    | docker load
-  if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[0]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+  if ! ${KRANE} pull "${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}" "${SDK_ARCHIVE_PATH}" --platform "${SDK_PLATFORM}" ; then
     echo "failed to pull '${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}'" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
-  if [[ ${PIPESTATUS[1]} -ne 0 ]]; then
+
+  if ! docker load --input "${SDK_ARCHIVE_PATH}" ; then
     echo "failed to load '${TLPRIVATE_SDK_IMAGE}' into docker daemon" >&2
     exit 1
   fi