diff --git a/release-info/check_release_info b/release-info/check_release_info
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import subprocess
+
+ok_list = ['bullseye', 'bookworm', 'trixie', 'forky', 'jammy', 'focal']
+warn_list = ['buster', 'bionic', 'xenial']
+
+cmd = ["/usr/bin/lsb_release", "-ircs"]
+stdout, stderr = subprocess.Popen(cmd,stdout=subprocess.PIPE,stderr=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
+dist, version, codename, null = stdout.decode('utf-8').split('\n')
+
+state: int = 0 if codename in ok_list else (1 if codename in warn_list else 2)
+
+print (f'{state} "Distribution Info" - {dist} {version} {codename}')