diff --git a/config/desktop.toml b/config/desktop.toml
index e029ec80b..de1140e20 100644
--- a/config/desktop.toml
+++ b/config/desktop.toml
@@ -116,6 +116,10 @@ data = """
 path = "/etc/pkg.d/50_redox"
 data = "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg"
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/redox-release"
+data = "0.7.0 beta"
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/group"
 data = """
diff --git a/config/jeremy.toml b/config/jeremy.toml
index 8dbb7ec89..a8b9c5ea6 100644
--- a/config/jeremy.toml
+++ b/config/jeremy.toml
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ data = """
 path = "/etc/pkg.d/50_redox"
 data = "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg"
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/redox-release"
+data = "0.7.0 beta"
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/group"
 data = """
diff --git a/config/maximal.toml b/config/maximal.toml
index 58223021d..488c29488 100644
--- a/config/maximal.toml
+++ b/config/maximal.toml
@@ -260,6 +260,10 @@ data = """
 path = "/etc/pkg.d/50_redox"
 data = "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg"
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/redox-release"
+data = "0.7.0 beta"
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/group"
 data = """
diff --git a/config/resist.toml b/config/resist.toml
index 99764815b..e32675355 100644
--- a/config/resist.toml
+++ b/config/resist.toml
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ data = """
 path = "/etc/pkg.d/50_redox"
 data = "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg"
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/redox-release"
+data = "0.7.0 beta"
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/group"
 data = """
diff --git a/config/rustc.toml b/config/rustc.toml
index 026ad679a..ce66da850 100644
--- a/config/rustc.toml
+++ b/config/rustc.toml
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ data = """
 path = "/etc/pkg.d/50_redox"
 data = "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg"
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/redox-release"
+data = "0.7.0 beta"
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/group"
 data = """
diff --git a/config/server.toml b/config/server.toml
index 31f61691c..41a0e25e4 100644
--- a/config/server.toml
+++ b/config/server.toml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ data = """
 path = "/etc/pkg.d/50_redox"
 data = "https://static.redox-os.org/pkg"
 
+[[files]]
+path = "/etc/redox-release"
+data = "0.7.0 beta"
+
 [[files]]
 path = "/etc/group"
 data = """