diff --git a/plugins/pck-update.in b/plugins/pck-update.in
index fa28480..3cc3db0 100644
--- a/plugins/pck-update.in
+++ b/plugins/pck-update.in
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ function usage() {
                     "$"Override packager full name""
      --packager-email
                     "$"Override packager email""
+     --distro-rpm
+                    "$"Override release append tag (predefined: $DISTRO_rpm)""
      --nosrpm       "$"action"" 5: "$"Only build the rpm packages""
                     "$"action"" 10: "$"Do not upload the srpm package""
      --norpm        "$"action"" 5: "$"Only build the srpm package""
@@ -198,7 +200,7 @@ exec_options=`LC_ALL=C getopt \
    --long \
 update,action:,define:,login:,specfile:,arch:,\
 server-download:,server-upload:,server:,\
-changelog:,packager-fullname:,packager-email:,\
+changelog:,packager-fullname:,packager-email:,distro-rpm:,\
 nosrpm,norpm,list-check,update-autobuildreq,\
 force-update,force-build,force-install,force-download,force,\
 ignore-test:,clear,format,log,rebuild,root:,\
@@ -252,6 +254,9 @@ while :; do
       --packager-email)
          packager_email="$2"; shift
          cmdline_vars[${#cmdline_vars[*]}]="packager_email=\"$packager_email\"" ;;
+      --distro-rpm)
+         DISTRO_rpm="$2"; shift
+         cmdline_vars[${#cmdline_vars[*]}]="DISTRO_rpm=\"$DISTRO_rpm\"" ;;
       --nosrpm)
          let "nosrpm = 1" ;;
       --norpm)
diff --git a/po/it/autospec.po b/po/it/autospec.po
index f3be0ba..1b36cdc 100644
--- a/po/it/autospec.po
+++ b/po/it/autospec.po
@@ -517,6 +517,9 @@ msgstr  "Sostituisce il nome completo del packager"
 msgid   "Override packager email"
 msgstr  "Ridefinisce l'indirizzo mail del packager"
 
+msgid   "Override release append tag (predefined: $DISTRO_rpm)"
+msgstr  "Ridefinisce l'etichetta aggiunta alla release (predefinito: $DISTRO_rpm)"
+
 msgid   "action"
 msgstr  "azione"