diff --git a/lustrecvs b/lustrecvs
index d7fb3deb6409b56adfe9452c0deb29f05518d0ba..d0b1c87d14927769f3ec28d6172edcfc0c479150 100755
--- a/lustrecvs
+++ b/lustrecvs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ case "$lustretag" in
         buildtag="HEAD"
         ;;
         
-    v*) buildtag=$lustretag ;;
+    v* | b_release*) buildtag=$lustretag ;;
 
     # this is the branch table
     # keep this list sorted alphabetically!