diff --git a/utils/Makefile-crans-repo b/utils/Makefile-crans-repo
index 4b1bd34b..ac63f14d 100644
--- a/utils/Makefile-crans-repo
+++ b/utils/Makefile-crans-repo
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 all: Release Release.gpg
 
 Release: Packages Packages.gz Packages.bz2 Sources Sources.gz Sources.bz2
-	apt-ftparchive release . > Release
+	apt-ftparchive -o "APT::FTPArchive::Release::Suite=crans" release . > Release
 
 Release.gpg: Release
 	rm -f Release.gpg