diff --git a/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c b/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c
index 2ad6c8a9375..26d7dd66b2a 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/pkg/config.c
@@ -477,11 +477,26 @@ read_conf_file(const char *confpath, const char *requested_repo,
 	struct ucl_parser *p;
 	ucl_object_t *obj = NULL;
 	const char *abi = pkg_get_myabi();
+	char *major, *minor;
+	struct utsname uts;
+
+	if (uname(&uts))
+		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "uname");
 	if (abi == NULL)
 		errx(EXIT_FAILURE, "Failed to determine ABI");
 
 	p = ucl_parser_new(0);
+	asprintf(&major, "%d",  __FreeBSD_version/100000);
+	if (major == NULL)
+		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "asprintf");
+	asprintf(&minor, "%d",  (__FreeBSD_version / 1000) % 100);
+	if (minor == NULL)
+		err(EXIT_FAILURE, "asprintf");
 	ucl_parser_register_variable(p, "ABI", abi);
+	ucl_parser_register_variable(p, "OSNAME", uts.sysname);
+	ucl_parser_register_variable(p, "RELEASE", major);
+	ucl_parser_register_variable(p, "VERSION_MAJOR", major);
+	ucl_parser_register_variable(p, "VERSION_MINOR", minor);
 
 	if (!ucl_parser_add_file(p, confpath)) {
 		if (errno != ENOENT)
@@ -505,6 +520,8 @@ read_conf_file(const char *confpath, const char *requested_repo,
 
 	ucl_object_unref(obj);
 	ucl_parser_free(p);
+	free(major);
+	free(minor);
 
 	return (0);
 }