diff --git a/release_pkgs.py b/release_pkgs.py
index bcfb8376..6f365b03 100644
--- a/release_pkgs.py
+++ b/release_pkgs.py
@@ -334,7 +334,8 @@ def parse_args():
     )
 
     parser.add_argument(
-            "--deb-based-releases", default=["bookworm", "bullseye", "buster", "jammy", "impish", "focal", "bionic"],
+            "--deb-based-releases", default=["bookworm", "bullseye", "buster", "jammy", "impish", "focal", "bionic",
+            "xenial", "trusty"],
             help="list of debian based releases that need to be packaged for"
     )