diff --git a/rel/app/env.bat.eex b/rel/app/env.bat.eex
index f0fd39384..5c5078304 100644
--- a/rel/app/env.bat.eex
+++ b/rel/app/env.bat.eex
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ if exist "!USERPROFILE!\.livebookdesktop.bat" (
 
 for /f "skip=1" %%X in ('wmic os get localdatetime') do if not defined TIMESTAMP set TIMESTAMP=%%X
 
+if defined LIVEBOOK_DISTRIBUTION set RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION="!LIVEBOOK_DISTRIBUTION!"
+if not defined RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION set RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION="sname"
+
 if defined LIVEBOOK_NODE set RELEASE_NODE="!LIVEBOOK_NODE!"
 if not defined RELEASE_NODE set RELEASE_NODE="livebook-app-!TIMESTAMP:~8,6!-!RANDOM!"
+
 set RELEASE_MODE=interactive
 set MIX_ARCHIVES=!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\archives
 set MIX_REBAR3=!RELEASE_ROOT!\vendor\rebar3
diff --git a/rel/app/env.sh.eex b/rel/app/env.sh.eex
index e2eb20be7..a442e2e83 100644
--- a/rel/app/env.sh.eex
+++ b/rel/app/env.sh.eex
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ if [[ "$hostname" =~ " " ]]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+export RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION=${LIVEBOOK_DISTRIBUTION:-${RELEASE_DISTRIBUTION:-"sname"}}
 export RELEASE_NODE=${LIVEBOOK_NODE:-${RELEASE_NODE:-"livebook-app-$(cat /dev/urandom | env LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'a-zA-Z0-9' | fold -w 8 | head -n 1)"}}
 export RELEASE_MODE=interactive
 export MIX_ARCHIVES="${RELEASE_ROOT}/vendor/archives"