This is the original version of “Keep My Spirit Alive,” released on the first version of Donda. On September 28, 2021, the album was updated with some significant changes. One change involved the removal of KayCyy from this track and replaced with Kanye who performs a slightly different chorus.

On November 14, 2021, KayCyy tweeted a screenshot of a conversation with Kanye, where Ye told him this version would appear on the deluxe edition to the album, the same day the song was released on Donda (Deluxe), under the name “Keep My Spirit Alive pt 2.”