diff --git a/kiwi/xml_state.py b/kiwi/xml_state.py
index e72be164c65..15786c3d097 100644
--- a/kiwi/xml_state.py
+++ b/kiwi/xml_state.py
@@ -1912,9 +1912,22 @@ def get_repositories_signing_keys(self) -> List[str]:
         Get list of signing keys specified on the repositories
         """
         key_file_list: List[str] = []
+        release_version = self.get_release_version()
+        release_vars = [
+            '$releasever',
+            '${releasever}'
+        ]
         for repository in self.get_repository_sections() or []:
             for signing in repository.get_source().get_signing() or []:
-                key_file_list.append(Uri(signing.get_key()).translate())
+                normalized_key_url = Uri(signing.get_key()).translate()
+                if release_version:
+                    for release_var in release_vars:
+                        if release_var in normalized_key_url:
+                            normalized_key_url = normalized_key_url.replace(
+                                release_var, release_version
+                            )
+                if normalized_key_url not in key_file_list:
+                    key_file_list.append(normalized_key_url)
         return key_file_list
 
     def set_repository(
diff --git a/test/data/example_config.xml b/test/data/example_config.xml
index e1054bbab04..1a71a0e1a26 100644
--- a/test/data/example_config.xml
+++ b/test/data/example_config.xml
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@
     <repository priority="42" sourcetype="baseurl">
         <source path="iso:///image/CDs/dvd.iso">
             <signing key="file:key_a"/>
+            <signing key="file:///usr/share/distribution-gpg-keys/fedora/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-$releasever-primary"/>
+            <signing key="file:///usr/share/distribution-gpg-keys/fedora/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-${releasever}-primary"/>
         </source>
     </repository>
     <repository type="rpm-md" imageinclude="true" customize="script">
diff --git a/test/unit/xml_state_test.py b/test/unit/xml_state_test.py
index 3705599c97d..1c77d372a6b 100644
--- a/test/unit/xml_state_test.py
+++ b/test/unit/xml_state_test.py
@@ -1078,9 +1078,12 @@ def test_get_installintrd_modules(self):
 
     @patch('kiwi.system.uri.os.path.abspath')
     def test_get_repositories_signing_keys(self, mock_root_path):
-        mock_root_path.side_effect = lambda x: f'/some/path/{x}'
+        mock_root_path.side_effect = lambda x: f'(mock_abspath){x}'
         assert self.state.get_repositories_signing_keys() == [
-            '/some/path/key_a', '/some/path/key_b'
+            '(mock_abspath)key_a',
+            '(mock_abspath)/usr/share/distribution-gpg-keys/'
+            'fedora/RPM-GPG-KEY-fedora-15.3-primary',
+            '(mock_abspath)key_b'
         ]
 
     def test_this_path_resolver(self):