diff --git a/mastersetup.bash b/mastersetup.bash
index 0a8c82c..a5415cd 100644
--- a/mastersetup.bash
+++ b/mastersetup.bash
@@ -51,12 +51,16 @@ download_latest_deb() {
 echo "Updating system and installing base tools..."
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt upgrade -y
-sudo apt install curl git wget btrfs-progs -y
+sudo apt install curl git wget btrfs-progs jq -y
 
 # Install Xanmod kernel
 echo "Installing Xanmod kernel..."
-echo 'deb http://deb.xanmod.org releases main' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list
-wget -qO - https://dl.xanmod.org/gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
+# Ensure gnupg is installed for key management
+sudo apt install gnupg -y
+# Download and store the Xanmod GPG key in /etc/apt/keyrings
+wget -qO - https://dl.xanmod.org/gpg.key | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/xanmod-keyring.gpg
+# Add the Xanmod repository with signed-by
+echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/xanmod-keyring.gpg] http://deb.xanmod.org releases main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/xanmod-kernel.list
 sudo apt update
 sudo apt install linux-xanmod-x64v3 -y
 # sudo update-grub Grok addded this but its not needed