diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 48558bc..4b45b0c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ ubuntu-dev-tools (0.73) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     - Drop EOLed gutsy and add karmic.
   * pull-lp-source:
     - Set default release to karmic.
+  * reverse-build-depends:
+    - Set default release to karmic.
 
  -- Nathan Handler <nhandler@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 20 Apr 2009 22:32:13 +0000
 
diff --git a/reverse-build-depends b/reverse-build-depends
index c92fcaa..baa5d13 100755
--- a/reverse-build-depends
+++ b/reverse-build-depends
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ my $progname = basename($0);
 my $version = '1.0';
 my $dctrl = "/usr/bin/grep-dctrl";
 my $sources_path = "/var/lib/apt/lists/";
-my $source_pattern = ".*_dists_jaunty_.*Sources\$";
+my $source_pattern = ".*_dists_karmic_.*Sources\$";
 my @source_files;
 my $sources_count=0;
 my $opt_debug;
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ Options:
    -d, --debug                   Enable the debug mode
    -m, --print-maintainer        Print the maintainer information (experimental)
    --distribution distribution   Select a distribution to search for build-depends
-                                 (Default: jaunty)
+                                 (Default: karmic)
    --only-main                   Ignore universe and multiverse
 
 EOT