diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index c7d88c81..827544e4 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ byobu (5.134) unreleased; urgency=medium
     - fix inverted logic on session reuse
   * usr/lib/byobu/logo:
     - added a logo for Wolfi
+  * usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil, usr/lib/byobu/release:
+    - Wolfi doesn't really have versions, so just use the distro
+      name rather than version id
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:11:15 -0600
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 28 Nov 2023 20:32:40 -0600
 
 byobu (5.133-0ubuntu1) focal; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil b/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
index 0f6d3ed6..f2e413f2 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ get_distro() {
 			Debian*)
 				[ -r /etc/lsb-release ] && distro=$(. /etc/lsb-release && [ -n "$GOOGLE_ID" ] && echo "gLinux" || echo "Debian")
 			;;
+			*)
+				# assume first field is what we want
+				distro="${issue%% *}";
+			;;
 		esac
 	elif [ -r "/etc/issue" ]; then
 		# lsb_release is *really* slow;  try to use /etc/issue first
diff --git a/usr/lib/byobu/release b/usr/lib/byobu/release
index 382dbf81..406bd916 100755
--- a/usr/lib/byobu/release
+++ b/usr/lib/byobu/release
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ __release() {
 	if [ -n "$RELEASE" ]; then
 		# user defined
 		true
+	elif [ "$BYOBU_DISTRO" = "Wolfi" ]; then
+		# Wolfi, and perhaps other distroless distros don't really have release versions
+		RELEASE="Wolfi"
 	elif [ -r "/etc/os-release" ]; then
 		# lsb_release is *really* slow;  try to use /etc/os-release
 		RELEASE=$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_ID")