diff --git a/python/vyos/system/grub.py b/python/vyos/system/grub.py
index 2692aaea1..61a9c7749 100644
--- a/python/vyos/system/grub.py
+++ b/python/vyos/system/grub.py
@@ -1,342 +1,350 @@
 # Copyright 2023 VyOS maintainers and contributors <maintainers@vyos.io>
 #
 # This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
 # modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
 # version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
 #
 # This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
 # Lesser General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
 # License along with this library.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from re import MULTILINE, compile as re_compile
 from typing import Union
 from uuid import uuid5, NAMESPACE_URL, UUID
 
 from vyos.template import render
-from vyos.utils.process import cmd
+from vyos.utils.process import cmd, rc_cmd
 from vyos.system import disk
 
 # Define variables
 GRUB_DIR_MAIN: str = '/boot/grub'
 GRUB_CFG_MAIN: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_MAIN}/grub.cfg'
 GRUB_DIR_VYOS: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_MAIN}/grub.cfg.d'
 CFG_VYOS_HEADER: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/00-vyos-header.cfg'
 CFG_VYOS_MODULES: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/10-vyos-modules-autoload.cfg'
 CFG_VYOS_VARS: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/20-vyos-defaults-autoload.cfg'
 CFG_VYOS_COMMON: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/25-vyos-common-autoload.cfg'
 CFG_VYOS_PLATFORM: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/30-vyos-platform-autoload.cfg'
 CFG_VYOS_MENU: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/40-vyos-menu-autoload.cfg'
 CFG_VYOS_OPTIONS: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/50-vyos-options.cfg'
 GRUB_DIR_VYOS_VERS: str = f'{GRUB_DIR_VYOS}/vyos-versions'
 
 TMPL_VYOS_VERSION: str = 'grub/grub_vyos_version.j2'
 TMPL_GRUB_VARS: str = 'grub/grub_vars.j2'
 TMPL_GRUB_MAIN: str = 'grub/grub_main.j2'
 TMPL_GRUB_MENU: str = 'grub/grub_menu.j2'
 TMPL_GRUB_MODULES: str = 'grub/grub_modules.j2'
 TMPL_GRUB_OPTS: str = 'grub/grub_options.j2'
 TMPL_GRUB_COMMON: str = 'grub/grub_common.j2'
 
 # prepare regexes
 REGEX_GRUB_VARS: str = r'^set (?P<variable_name>.+)=[\'"]?(?P<variable_value>.*)(?<![\'"])[\'"]?$'
 REGEX_GRUB_MODULES: str = r'^insmod (?P<module_name>.+)$'
 REGEX_KERNEL_CMDLINE: str = r'^BOOT_IMAGE=/(?P<boot_type>boot|live)/((?P<image_version>.+)/)?vmlinuz.*$'
 
 
 def install(drive_path: str, boot_dir: str, efi_dir: str, id: str = 'VyOS') -> None:
     """Install GRUB for both BIOS and EFI modes (hybrid boot)
 
     Args:
         drive_path (str): path to a drive where GRUB must be installed
         boot_dir (str): a path to '/boot' directory
         efi_dir (str): a path to '/boot/efi' directory
     """
     commands: list[str] = [
         f'grub-install --no-floppy --target=i386-pc --boot-directory={boot_dir} \
             {drive_path} --force',
         f'grub-install --no-floppy --recheck --target=x86_64-efi \
             --force-extra-removable --boot-directory={boot_dir} \
             --efi-directory={efi_dir} --bootloader-id="{id}" \
             --no-uefi-secure-boot'
     ]
     for command in commands:
         cmd(command)
 
 
 def gen_version_uuid(version_name: str) -> str:
     """Generate unique ID from version name
 
     Use UUID5 / NAMESPACE_URL with prefix `uuid5-`
 
     Args:
         version_name (str): version name
 
     Returns:
         str: generated unique ID
     """
     ver_uuid: UUID = uuid5(NAMESPACE_URL, version_name)
     ver_id: str = f'uuid5-{ver_uuid}'
     return ver_id
 
 
 def version_add(version_name: str,
                 root_dir: str = '',
                 boot_opts: str = '') -> None:
     """Add a new VyOS version to GRUB loader configuration
 
     Args:
         vyos_version (str): VyOS version name
         root_dir (str): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
         boot_opts (str): an optional boot options for Linux kernel.
         Defaults to empty.
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
     version_config: str = f'{root_dir}/{GRUB_DIR_VYOS_VERS}/{version_name}.cfg'
     render(
         version_config, TMPL_VYOS_VERSION, {
             'version_name': version_name,
             'version_uuid': gen_version_uuid(version_name),
             'boot_opts': boot_opts
         })
 
 
 def version_del(vyos_version: str, root_dir: str = '') -> None:
     """Delete a VyOS version from GRUB loader configuration
 
     Args:
         vyos_version (str): VyOS version name
         root_dir (str): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
     version_config: str = f'{root_dir}/{GRUB_DIR_VYOS_VERS}/{vyos_version}.cfg'
     Path(version_config).unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
 
 def version_list(root_dir: str = '') -> list[str]:
     """Generate a list with installed VyOS versions
 
     Args:
         root_dir (str): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
 
     Returns:
         list: A list with versions names
+
+    N.B. coreutils stat reports st_birthtime, but not available in
+    Path.stat()/os.stat()
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
     versions_files = Path(f'{root_dir}/{GRUB_DIR_VYOS_VERS}').glob('*.cfg')
-    versions_list: list[str] = []
+    versions_order: dict[str, int] = {}
     for file in versions_files:
-        versions_list.append(file.stem)
-    versions_list.sort(reverse=True)
+        p = Path(root_dir).joinpath('boot').joinpath(file.stem)
+        command = f'stat -c %W {p.as_posix()}'
+        rc, out = rc_cmd(command)
+        if rc == 0:
+            versions_order[file.stem] = int(out)
+    versions_order = sorted(versions_order, key=versions_order.get, reverse=True)
+    versions_list: list[str] = list(versions_order)
 
     return versions_list
 
 
 def read_env(env_file: str = '') -> dict[str, str]:
     """Read GRUB environment
 
     Args:
         env_file (str, optional): a path to grub environment file.
         Defaults to empty.
 
     Returns:
         dict: dictionary with GRUB environment
     """
     if not env_file:
         root_dir: str = disk.find_persistence()
         env_file = f'{root_dir}/{GRUB_DIR_MAIN}/grubenv'
 
     env_content: str = cmd(f'grub-editenv {env_file} list').splitlines()
     regex_filter = re_compile(r'^(?P<variable_name>.*)=(?P<variable_value>.*)$')
     env_dict: dict[str, str] = {}
     for env_item in env_content:
         search_result = regex_filter.fullmatch(env_item)
         if search_result:
             search_result_dict: dict[str, str] = search_result.groupdict()
             variable_name: str = search_result_dict.get('variable_name', '')
             variable_value: str = search_result_dict.get('variable_value', '')
             if variable_name and variable_value:
                 env_dict.update({variable_name: variable_value})
     return env_dict
 
 
 def get_cfg_ver(root_dir: str = '') -> int:
     """Get current version of GRUB configuration
 
     Args:
         root_dir (str, optional): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
 
     Returns:
         int: a configuration version
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
 
     cfg_ver: str = vars_read(f'{root_dir}/{CFG_VYOS_HEADER}').get(
             'VYOS_CFG_VER')
     if cfg_ver:
         cfg_ver_int: int = int(cfg_ver)
     else:
         cfg_ver_int: int = 0
     return cfg_ver_int
 
 
 def write_cfg_ver(cfg_ver: int, root_dir: str = '') -> None:
     """Write version number of GRUB configuration
 
     Args:
         cfg_ver (int): a version number to write
         root_dir (str, optional): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
 
     Returns:
         int: a configuration version
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
 
     vars_file: str = f'{root_dir}/{CFG_VYOS_HEADER}'
     vars_current: dict[str, str] = vars_read(vars_file)
     vars_current['VYOS_CFG_VER'] = str(cfg_ver)
     vars_write(vars_file, vars_current)
 
 
 def vars_read(grub_cfg: str) -> dict[str, str]:
     """Read variables from a GRUB configuration file
 
     Args:
         grub_cfg (str): a path to the GRUB config file
 
     Returns:
         dict: a dictionary with variables and values
     """
     vars_dict: dict[str, str] = {}
     regex_filter = re_compile(REGEX_GRUB_VARS)
     try:
         config_text: list[str] = Path(grub_cfg).read_text().splitlines()
     except FileNotFoundError:
         return vars_dict
     for line in config_text:
         search_result = regex_filter.fullmatch(line)
         if search_result:
             search_dict = search_result.groupdict()
             variable_name: str = search_dict.get('variable_name', '')
             variable_value: str = search_dict.get('variable_value', '')
             if variable_name and variable_value:
                 vars_dict.update({variable_name: variable_value})
     return vars_dict
 
 
 def modules_read(grub_cfg: str) -> list[str]:
     """Read modules list from a GRUB configuration file
 
     Args:
         grub_cfg (str): a path to the GRUB config file
 
     Returns:
         list: a list with modules to load
     """
     mods_list: list[str] = []
     regex_filter = re_compile(REGEX_GRUB_MODULES, MULTILINE)
     try:
         config_text = Path(grub_cfg).read_text()
     except FileNotFoundError:
         return mods_list
     mods_list = regex_filter.findall(config_text)
 
     return mods_list
 
 
 def modules_write(grub_cfg: str, mods_list: list[str]) -> None:
     """Write modules list to a GRUB configuration file (overwrite everything)
 
     Args:
         grub_cfg (str): a path to GRUB configuration file
         mods_list (list): a list with modules to load
     """
     render(grub_cfg, TMPL_GRUB_MODULES, {'mods_list': mods_list})
 
 
 def vars_write(grub_cfg: str, grub_vars: dict[str, str]) -> None:
     """Write variables to a GRUB configuration file (overwrite everything)
 
     Args:
         grub_cfg (str): a path to GRUB configuration file
         grub_vars (dict): a dictionary with new variables
     """
     render(grub_cfg, TMPL_GRUB_VARS, {'vars': grub_vars})
 
 
 def set_default(version_name: str, root_dir: str = '') -> None:
     """Set version as default boot entry
 
     Args:
         version_name (str): versio name
         root_dir (str, optional): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
 
     vars_file = f'{root_dir}/{CFG_VYOS_VARS}'
     vars_current = vars_read(vars_file)
     vars_current['default'] = gen_version_uuid(version_name)
     vars_write(vars_file, vars_current)
 
 
 def common_write(root_dir: str = '', grub_common: dict[str, str] = {}) -> None:
     """Write common GRUB configuration file (overwrite everything)
 
     Args:
         root_dir (str, optional): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
     common_config = f'{root_dir}/{CFG_VYOS_COMMON}'
     render(common_config, TMPL_GRUB_COMMON, grub_common)
 
 
 def create_structure(root_dir: str = '') -> None:
     """Create GRUB directories structure
 
     Args:
         root_dir (str, optional): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to ''.
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
 
     Path(f'{root_dir}/GRUB_DIR_VYOS_VERS').mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
 
 def set_console_type(console_type: str, root_dir: str = '') -> None:
     """Write default console type to GRUB configuration
 
     Args:
         console_type (str): a default console type
         root_dir (str, optional): an optional path to the root directory.
         Defaults to empty.
     """
     if not root_dir:
         root_dir = disk.find_persistence()
 
     vars_file: str = f'{root_dir}/{CFG_VYOS_VARS}'
     vars_current: dict[str, str] = vars_read(vars_file)
     vars_current['console_type'] = str(console_type)
     vars_write(vars_file, vars_current)
 
 def set_raid(root_dir: str = '') -> None:
     pass