diff --git a/autopkgtest.py b/autopkgtest.py
index 9f9c912..a8416e3 100644
--- a/autopkgtest.py
+++ b/autopkgtest.py
@@ -56,12 +56,13 @@ class AutoPackageTest(object):
         with open(self.rc_path, "w") as rc_file:
             home = os.path.expanduser("~")
             print(dedent("""\
+                release: %s
                 aptroot: ~/.chdist/%s-proposed-amd64/
                 apturi: file:%s/mirror/ubuntu
                 components: main restricted universe multiverse
                 rsync_host: rsync://10.189.74.2/adt/
                 datadir: ~/proposed-migration/autopkgtest/data""" %
-                (self.series, home)), file=rc_file)
+                (self.series, self.series, home)), file=rc_file)
 
     @property
     def _request_path(self):