Basic input/output system (bios) update control

An information handling system, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, wherein the processor has access to a basic input/output system (BIOS), wherein the BIOS includes one or more instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to:
• provide an interface for the BIOS of the information handling system;
• alter one or more parameters via the interface, wherein the one or more parameters are associated with a version control policy for the BIOS of the information handling system, and wherein the version control policy provides a target BIOS version;
• set a value of an extensible firmware interface system resource table (ESRT) based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters, wherein the value is indicative of the target BIOS version;
• provide the value to a BIOS distribution service;
• and
• update the BIOS of the information handling system with a BIOS update from the BIOS distribution service based, at least in part, on the value.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions, the one or more instructions representing a basic input/output system (BIOS), that, when executed by a processor of an information handling system, cause the processor to:

• receive a version control policy associated with the information handling system;
• determine a version of the BIOS of the information handling system;
• provide via an interface a version control policy for the BIOS of the information handling system, wherein the BIOS of the information handling system comprises unified extensible firmware interface (UEFI) firmware, and wherein the version control policy comprises the version of the BIOS of the information handling system and a target BIOS version;
• alter one or more parameters of the version control policy via the interface;
• set a value of an extensible firmware interface system resource table (ESRT) based, at least in part, on the one or more parameters, wherein the value is indicative of the target BIOS version;
• receive a request from a BIOS distribution service;
• provide the value to a BIOS distribution service in response to the request;
• and
• update the BIOS of the information handling system with a BIOS update from the BIOS distribution service based, at least in part, on the value.