diff --git a/TODO b/TODO
index 7acc4f5..72e6030 100644
--- a/TODO
+++ b/TODO
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
 - maybe use ZConfig? https://pypi.python.org/pypi/ZConfig
+- templating via jinja2:
+-- for VERSION_INFO.txt
+-- for syslinux/isolinux configs
diff --git a/extra/pre-build.d/etc/os-release b/extra/pre-build.d/etc/os-release
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30e5cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/pre-build.d/etc/os-release
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+NAME="Arch Linux"
+ID=arch
+PRETTY_NAME="Arch Linux"
+ANSI_COLOR="0;36"
+HOME_URL="https://www.archlinux.org/"
+SUPPORT_URL="https://bbs.archlinux.org/"
+BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.archlinux.org/"
diff --git a/templates/VERSION_INFO.txt.j2 b/templates/VERSION_INFO.txt.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9f9387
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/VERSION_INFO.txt.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Version:        {{ build['ver'] }}
+Build:          {{ build['name'] }}
+Time:           {{ build['time'] }}
+Machine:        {{ build['host'] }}
+User:           {{ build['user'] }} ({{ build['realuser'] }})