diff --git a/.github/ci_images/bionic_builder.dockerfile b/.github/ci_images/bionic_builder.dockerfile
index 64f8360..e80c08d 100644
--- a/.github/ci_images/bionic_builder.dockerfile
+++ b/.github/ci_images/bionic_builder.dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN apt update -q \
 #    vim less grep \
   && apt-get clean -y \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /usr/share/doc/* /var/cache/debconf/* \
-  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest gcovr requests
+  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest gcovr requests distro
 
 # Create user
 RUN useradd --create-home runner
diff --git a/.github/ci_images/f31_builder.dockerfile b/.github/ci_images/f31_builder.dockerfile
index 38cadc4..a96d7a5 100644
--- a/.github/ci_images/f31_builder.dockerfile
+++ b/.github/ci_images/f31_builder.dockerfile
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ RUN dnf install -y --nodocs \
 # Base build tools
     make automake libtool cmake git-core subversion pkg-config gcc-c++ \
     wget unzip ninja-build ccache which patch gcovr xz openssh-clients \
+    python3-pip \
 # Cross win32 compiler
     mingw32-gcc-c++ mingw32-bzip2-static mingw32-win-iconv-static \
     mingw32-winpthreads-static mingw32-zlib-static mingw32-xz-libs-static \
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ RUN dnf install -y --nodocs \
   && dnf remove -y "*-doc" \
   && dnf autoremove -y \
   && dnf clean all \
-  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest requests
+  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest requests distro
 
 # Create user
 RUN useradd --create-home runner
diff --git a/.github/ci_images/focal_builder.dockerfile b/.github/ci_images/focal_builder.dockerfile
index 57fae3a..302ee13 100644
--- a/.github/ci_images/focal_builder.dockerfile
+++ b/.github/ci_images/focal_builder.dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RUN apt update -q \
 #    vim less grep \
   && apt-get clean -y \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /usr/share/doc/* /var/cache/debconf/* \
-  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest gcovr requests
+  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest gcovr requests distro
 
 # Create user
 RUN useradd --create-home runner
diff --git a/.github/ci_images/xenial_builder.dockerfile b/.github/ci_images/xenial_builder.dockerfile
index b060135..c4b4dcb 100644
--- a/.github/ci_images/xenial_builder.dockerfile
+++ b/.github/ci_images/xenial_builder.dockerfile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ RUN apt update -q \
 #    vim less grep \
   && apt-get clean -y \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /usr/share/doc/* /var/cache/debconf/* \
-  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest gcovr requests
+  && pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest gcovr requests distro
 
 # Create user
 RUN useradd --create-home runner
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c8d90b4..2578b17 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on:
    - cron: '0 1 * * *'
 
 env:
-  DOCKER_VERSION: 26
+  DOCKER_VERSION: 29
 
 jobs:
   Docker:
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: Docker
     container:
-      image: "kiwix/kiwix-build_ci:${{matrix.image_variant}}-26"
+      image: "kiwix/kiwix-build_ci:${{matrix.image_variant}}-29"
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
       shell: bash
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
         brew: pkg-config ninja
     - name: Install python modules
       run: |
-        pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest
+        pip3 install meson==0.52.1 pytest distro
         pip3 install --no-deps $GITHUB_WORKSPACE
     - name: secret
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releaseNigthly.yml b/.github/workflows/releaseNigthly.yml
index ada69cf..f19f23a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releaseNigthly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releaseNigthly.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
    - cron: '0 1 * * *'
 
 env:
-  DOCKER_VERSION: 28
+  DOCKER_VERSION: 29
 
 jobs:
   Docker:
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: Docker
     container:
-      image: "kiwix/kiwix-build_ci:${{matrix.image_variant}}-28"
+      image: "kiwix/kiwix-build_ci:${{matrix.image_variant}}-29"
       options: "--device /dev/fuse --privileged"
     steps:
     - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/kiwixbuild/buildenv.py b/kiwixbuild/buildenv.py
index 73207e8..05f1e1e 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/buildenv.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/buildenv.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import os, sys, shutil
 import subprocess
 import platform
+import distro
 
 from .utils import pj, download_remote, Defaultdict
 from ._global import neutralEnv, option
@@ -38,8 +39,7 @@ class PlatformNeutralEnv:
             if cont.lower() != 'y':
                 sys.exit(0)
         if _platform == 'Linux':
-            self.distname, _, _ = platform.linux_distribution()
-            self.distname = self.distname.lower()
+            self.distname = distro.id()
             if self.distname == 'ubuntu':
                 self.distname = 'debian'
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 0deb12f..c53a024 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ setup(
     packages=find_packages(),
     include_package_data=True,
     install_requires=[
-        'meson==0.52.1'
+        'meson==0.52.1',
+        'distro'
     ],
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [