diff --git a/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash b/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
index ba6783f78..e9ae083e3 100644
--- a/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
+++ b/elements/ubuntu-minimal/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 export DISTRO_NAME=ubuntu
-export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-trusty}
+export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-xenial}
 export DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS=${DIB_DEBIAN_COMPONENTS:-main,restricted,universe}
 export DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR=${DIB_DISTRIBUTION_MIRROR:-http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu}
diff --git a/elements/ubuntu/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash b/elements/ubuntu/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
index 2860427c8..fa19f207c 100644
--- a/elements/ubuntu/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
+++ b/elements/ubuntu/environment.d/10-ubuntu-distro-name.bash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 export DISTRO_NAME=ubuntu
-export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-trusty}
+export DIB_RELEASE=${DIB_RELEASE:-xenial}