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"