diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 040415b5..443c060c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ debian-cd (3.1.18) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   [ Cyril Brulebois ]
   * Make amd64 the default arch in the easy-build.sh script.
+  * Make stretch the default suite in the easy-build.sh script.
 
  -- Steve McIntyre <93sam@debian.org>  Mon, 20 Apr 2015 12:36:57 +0100
 
diff --git a/easy-build.sh b/easy-build.sh
index d07d33a6..5c868239 100755
--- a/easy-build.sh
+++ b/easy-build.sh
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ fi
 ## For what release to build images
 
 # The suite the installed system will be based on
-export CODENAME=wheezy
+export CODENAME=stretch
 # The suite from which the udebs for the installer will be taken (normally
 # the same as CODENAME)
-export DI_CODENAME=wheezy
+export DI_CODENAME=stretch
 
 
 ## The debian-installer images to use. This must match the suite (DI_CODENAME)