diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/os-release b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/os-release
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-NAME=MycroftOS
-VERSION=0.1.0-dirty
-ID=mycroftos
-VERSION_ID=0.1.0
-PRETTY_NAME="MycroftOS 0.1.0"