diff --git a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf
index c0a1447..ea611bc 100644
--- a/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf
+++ b/conf/distro/netmodule-linux-ostree.conf
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ DISTRO_NAME = "NetModule Linux Distribution with ostree"
 INHERIT += "sota"
 DISTRO_FEATURES_append = " sota"
 OSTREE_INITRAMFS_FSTYPES = "ext4.gz.u-boot"
+OSTREE_COMMIT_SUBJECT = "${BUILDNAME}"