diff --git a/api/v1alpha2/osartifact_types.go b/api/v1alpha2/osartifact_types.go
index 5156775..d182010 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha2/osartifact_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha2/osartifact_types.go
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ type OSArtifactSpec struct {
 	CloudConfigRef *SecretKeySelector `json:"cloudConfigRef,omitempty"`
 	GRUBConfig     string             `json:"grubConfig,omitempty"`
 
-	Bundles   []string `json:"bundles,omitempty"`
-	OSRelease string   `json:"osRelease,omitempty"`
+	Bundles       []string `json:"bundles,omitempty"`
+	OSRelease     string   `json:"osRelease,omitempty"`
+	KairosRelease string   `json:"kairosRelease,omitempty"`
 
 	ImagePullSecrets []corev1.LocalObjectReference     `json:"imagePullSecrets,omitempty"`
 	Exporters        []batchv1.JobSpec                 `json:"exporters,omitempty"`
diff --git a/controllers/job.go b/controllers/job.go
index 2f07c4a..a1f024b 100644
--- a/controllers/job.go
+++ b/controllers/job.go
@@ -107,6 +107,29 @@ func osReleaseContainer(containerImage string) corev1.Container {
 	}
 }
 
+func kairosReleaseContainer(containerImage string) corev1.Container {
+	return corev1.Container{
+		ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullAlways,
+		Name:            "kairos-release",
+		Image:           containerImage,
+		Command:         []string{"/bin/bash", "-cxe"},
+		Args: []string{
+			"cp -rfv /etc/kairos-release /rootfs/etc/kairos-release",
+		},
+		VolumeMounts: []corev1.VolumeMount{
+			{
+				Name:      "config",
+				MountPath: "/etc/kairos-release",
+				SubPath:   "kairos-release",
+			},
+			{
+				Name:      "rootfs",
+				MountPath: "/rootfs",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *OSArtifactReconciler) newArtifactPVC(artifact *osbuilder.OSArtifact) *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 	if artifact.Spec.Volume == nil {
 		artifact.Spec.Volume = &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{
@@ -358,6 +381,9 @@ func (r *OSArtifactReconciler) newBuilderPod(pvcName string, artifact *osbuilder
 	if artifact.Spec.OSRelease != "" {
 		podSpec.InitContainers = append(podSpec.InitContainers, osReleaseContainer(r.ToolImage))
 	}
+	if artifact.Spec.KairosRelease != "" {
+		podSpec.InitContainers = append(podSpec.InitContainers, kairosReleaseContainer(r.ToolImage))
+	}
 
 	if artifact.Spec.ISO || artifact.Spec.Netboot {
 		podSpec.Containers = append(podSpec.Containers, buildIsoContainer)