diff --git a/lib/functions/artifacts/artifact-armbian-bsp-cli.sh b/lib/functions/artifacts/artifact-armbian-bsp-cli.sh
index 23e971b3deb8..06aeed12d0b1 100644
--- a/lib/functions/artifacts/artifact-armbian-bsp-cli.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/artifacts/artifact-armbian-bsp-cli.sh
@@ -42,14 +42,15 @@ function artifact_armbian-bsp-cli_prepare_version() {
 		"${bootscript_info[bootenv_file_contents]}"
 		"${bootscript_info[has_bootscript]}"
 		"${bootscript_info[has_extlinux]}"
-		"${UBOOT_FW_ENV}"      # not included in bootscript
-		"${BOARDFAMILY}"       # /etc/armbian-release
-		"${LINUXFAMILY}"       # /etc/armbian-release
-		"${IMAGE_TYPE}"        # /etc/armbian-release
-		"${BOARD_TYPE}"        # /etc/armbian-release
-		"${INITRD_ARCH}"       # /etc/armbian-release
-		"${KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE}" # /etc/armbian-release
-		"${VENDOR}"            # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${UBOOT_FW_ENV}"                   # not included in bootscript
+		"${KEEP_ORIGINAL_OS_RELEASE:-"no"}" # /etc/os-release
+		"${BOARDFAMILY}"                    # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${LINUXFAMILY}"                    # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${IMAGE_TYPE}"                     # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${BOARD_TYPE}"                     # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${INITRD_ARCH}"                    # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${KERNEL_IMAGE_TYPE}"              # /etc/armbian-release
+		"${VENDOR}"                         # /etc/armbian-release
 	)
 	declare hash_vars="undetermined"
 	hash_vars="$(echo "${vars_to_hash[@]}" | sha256sum | cut -d' ' -f1)"
diff --git a/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh b/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh
index 29f3dd50e641..baa0ad24f699 100644
--- a/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/bsp/armbian-bsp-cli-deb.sh
@@ -108,6 +108,13 @@ function compile_armbian-bsp-cli() {
 		postinst_functions+=(board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_update_uboot_bootscript)
 	fi
 
+	if [[ "${KEEP_ORIGINAL_OS_RELEASE:-"no"}" != "yes" ]]; then
+		# add to postinst, to change PRETTY_NAME to Armbian's
+		postinst_functions+=(board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_os_release_armbian)
+	else
+		display_alert "bsp-cli: KEEP_ORIGINAL_OS_RELEASE" "Keeping original /etc/os-release's PRETTY_NAME as original" "info"
+	fi
+
 	# add configuration for setting uboot environment from userspace with: fw_setenv fw_printenv
 	if [[ -n $UBOOT_FW_ENV ]]; then
 		UBOOT_FW_ENV=($(tr ',' ' ' <<< "$UBOOT_FW_ENV"))
@@ -321,10 +328,11 @@ function board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_base() {
 	# Source the armbian-release information file
 	[ -f /etc/armbian-release ] && . /etc/armbian-release
 
-	# Read release value from lsb-release, so deploying a bsp-cli package on top of "X" makes it "Armbian X"
+	# Read release value from lsb-release and set it separately as ARMBIAN_PRETTY_NAME
+	# More is done, actually taking over PRETTY_NAME, in separate board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_os_release_armbian()
 	if [ -f /etc/lsb-release ]; then
 		ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE="$(cat /etc/lsb-release | grep CODENAME | cut -d"=" -f2 | sed 's/.*/\u&/')"
-		sed -i "s/^PRETTY_NAME=.*/PRETTY_NAME=\"${VENDOR} $REVISION ${ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE}\"/" /etc/os-release
+		echo "ARMBIAN_PRETTY_NAME=\"${VENDOR} ${REVISION} ${ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE}\"" >> /etc/os-release
 		echo -e "${VENDOR} ${REVISION} ${ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE} \\l \n" > /etc/issue
 		echo -e "${VENDOR} ${REVISION} ${ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE}" > /etc/issue.net
 	fi
@@ -345,6 +353,17 @@ function board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_base() {
 	fi
 }
 
+function board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_os_release_armbian() {
+	# Source the armbian-release information file
+	[ -f /etc/armbian-release ] && . /etc/armbian-release
+
+	# Read release value from lsb-release, so deploying a bsp-cli package on top of "X" makes it "Armbian X"
+	if [ -f /etc/lsb-release ]; then
+		ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE="$(cat /etc/lsb-release | grep CODENAME | cut -d"=" -f2 | sed 's/.*/\u&/')"
+		sed -i "s/^PRETTY_NAME=.*/PRETTY_NAME=\"${VENDOR} $REVISION ${ORIGINAL_DISTRO_RELEASE}\"/" /etc/os-release
+	fi
+}
+
 function board_side_bsp_cli_postinst_finish() {
 	[ ! -f "/etc/network/interfaces" ] && [ -f "/etc/network/interfaces.default" ] && cp /etc/network/interfaces.default /etc/network/interfaces
 	ln -sf /var/run/motd /etc/motd
diff --git a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
index b90e7a29e6c4..44802ed7315c 100644
--- a/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
+++ b/lib/functions/rootfs/distro-agnostic.sh
@@ -148,7 +148,13 @@ function install_distribution_agnostic() {
 	# change console welcome text
 	echo -e "${VENDOR} ${IMAGE_VERSION:-"${REVISION}"} ${RELEASE^} \\l \n" > "${SDCARD}"/etc/issue
 	echo "${VENDOR} ${IMAGE_VERSION:-"${REVISION}"} ${RELEASE^}" > "${SDCARD}"/etc/issue.net
-	sed -i "s/^PRETTY_NAME=.*/PRETTY_NAME=\"${VENDOR} ${IMAGE_VERSION:-"${REVISION}"} ${RELEASE^}\"/" "${SDCARD}"/etc/os-release
+
+	# Keep, or change to Armbian's PRETTY_NAME in /etc/os-release (this is also done in the bsp-cli postinst)
+	if [[ "${KEEP_ORIGINAL_OS_RELEASE:-"no"}" != "yes" ]]; then
+		sed -i "s/^PRETTY_NAME=.*/PRETTY_NAME=\"${VENDOR} ${IMAGE_VERSION:-"${REVISION}"} ${RELEASE^}\"/" "${SDCARD}"/etc/os-release
+	else
+		display_alert "distro-agnostic: KEEP_ORIGINAL_OS_RELEASE" "Keeping original /etc/os-release's PRETTY_NAME as original" "warn"
+	fi
 
 	# enable few bash aliases enabled in Ubuntu by default to make it even
 	sed "s/#alias ll='ls -l'/alias ll='ls -l'/" -i "${SDCARD}"/etc/skel/.bashrc
@@ -400,11 +406,11 @@ function install_distribution_agnostic() {
 	if [[ "${BSPFREEZE:-"no"}" == yes ]]; then
 		display_alert "Freezing Armbian packages" "$BOARD" "info"
 		chroot_sdcard apt-mark hold "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-plymouth-theme"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-zsh"]}" \
-		"${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-config"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-bsp-desktop"]}" \
-		"${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-desktop"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-bsp-cli"]}" \
-		"${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-firmware"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-firmware-full"]}" \
-		"${image_artifacts_packages["linux-headers"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["linux-dtb"]}" \
-		"${image_artifacts_packages["linux-image"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["uboot"]}" || true
+			"${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-config"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-bsp-desktop"]}" \
+			"${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-desktop"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-bsp-cli"]}" \
+			"${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-firmware"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["armbian-firmware-full"]}" \
+			"${image_artifacts_packages["linux-headers"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["linux-dtb"]}" \
+			"${image_artifacts_packages["linux-image"]}" "${image_artifacts_packages["uboot"]}" || true
 	fi
 
 	# remove deb files