diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 204ac7b60c0..3a90599b4fd 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const assign = require('object-assign');
 const monacodts = require('./build/monaco/api');
 const fs = require('fs');
 const glob = require('glob');
+const pkg = require('./package.json');
 
 const rootDir = path.join(__dirname, 'src');
 const options = require('./src/tsconfig.json').compilerOptions;
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ gulp.task('mixin', function () {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	const url = 'https://github.com/' + repo + '/archive/master.zip';
+	const url = `https://github.com/${ repo }/archive/${ pkg.distro }.zip`;
 	const opts = { base: '' };
 	const username = process.env['VSCODE_MIXIN_USERNAME'];
 	const password = process.env['VSCODE_MIXIN_PASSWORD'];
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9c3d7c485fa..907a3a66ebc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "code-oss-dev",
   "version": "1.5.0",
   "electronVersion": "0.37.6",
+  "distro": "c26eaaa8f54b3209a1e2418c9b1010cca4650620",
   "author": {
     "name": "Microsoft Corporation"
   },