diff --git a/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash b/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
index 4b7684be..9c755ce7 100644
--- a/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
+++ b/elements/fedora/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 export DISTRO_NAME=fedora
+export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-22}