diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg
index a8b03edf3f..38a425aba6 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-i386.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'install buildsys-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'el5'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
 if not config_opts.has_key('macros'):  config_opts['macros'] = {}
 config_opts['macros']['%__arch_install_post'] = '%{nil}'
+config_opts['releasever'] = '5'
 
 config_opts['yum.conf'] = """
 [main]
diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg
index 0f59da54f6..2f26af0ba5 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-5-x86_64.cfg
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'install buildsys-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'el5'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
 if not config_opts.has_key('macros'):  config_opts['macros'] = {}
 config_opts['macros']['%__arch_install_post'] = '%{nil}'
+config_opts['releasever'] = '5'
 
 config_opts['yum.conf'] = """
 [main]
diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-7-x86_64.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-7-x86_64.cfg
index eeee2d831e..91b72b8260 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-7-x86_64.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/epel-7-x86_64.cfg
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ config_opts['macros']['%rhel'] = '7'
 config_opts['macros']['%el7'] = '1'
 config_opts['macros']['%_topdir'] = '/builddir/build'
 config_opts['macros']['%_rpmfilename'] = '%%{NAME}-%%{VERSION}-%%{RELEASE}.%%{ARCH}.rpm'
+config_opts['releasever'] = '7'
 
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['root_cache_enable'] = False
 config_opts['plugin_conf']['yum_cache_enable'] = False
diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-i386.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-i386.cfg
index d04d180320..fde3c2754f 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-i386.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-i386.cfg
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config_opts['target_arch'] = 'i686'
 config_opts['legal_host_arches'] = ('i386', 'i586', 'i686', 'x86_64')
 config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'groupinstall buildsys-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'fc20'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
+config_opts['releasever'] = '20'
 
 config_opts['yum.conf'] = """
 [main]
diff --git a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-x86_64.cfg b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-x86_64.cfg
index 0f56311e0b..fa7f6d4c42 100644
--- a/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-x86_64.cfg
+++ b/files/copr/provision/files/mock/fedora-20-x86_64.cfg
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ config_opts['target_arch'] = 'x86_64'
 config_opts['legal_host_arches'] = ('x86_64',)
 config_opts['chroot_setup_cmd'] = 'groupinstall buildsys-build'
 config_opts['dist'] = 'fc20'  # only useful for --resultdir variable subst
+config_opts['releasever'] = '20'
 
 config_opts['yum.conf'] = """
 [main]