diff --git a/diskimage_builder/elements/fedora-minimal/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash b/diskimage_builder/elements/fedora-minimal/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
index b044581ae..6439a368f 100644
--- a/diskimage_builder/elements/fedora-minimal/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
+++ b/diskimage_builder/elements/fedora-minimal/environment.d/10-fedora-distro-name.bash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export DISTRO_NAME=fedora
-export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-26}
+export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-27}