diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index a2338b7a..9c6d46fc 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ _openstack_hosts_package_list:
   - name: ca-certificates
     state: latest
 
-_osbpo_release: "zed"
+_osbpo_release: "{{ (ansible_facts['distribution_version'] is version('12', '<')) | ternary('zed', openstack_distrib_code_name | lower) }}"
 
 _package_repos:
   - repo: >-