diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/zabbix_agent_distribution_release.yml b/changelogs/fragments/zabbix_agent_distribution_release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..812e7a7e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/zabbix_agent_distribution_release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+ - zabbix_agent_distribution_release - Overload ansible_distribution_release on Debian when choosing packages to install
diff --git a/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/Debian.yml b/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/Debian.yml
index 940f1e2f0..beba1327c 100644
--- a/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/Debian.yml
+++ b/roles/zabbix_agent/tasks/Debian.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
       Types: deb{{ ' deb-src' if zabbix_repo_deb_include_deb_src }}
       Enabled: yes
       URIs: {{ zabbix_repo_deb_url }}
-      Suites: {{ ansible_distribution_release }}
+      Suites: {{ zabbix_agent_distribution_release }}
       Components: {{ zabbix_repo_deb_component }}
       Architectures: {{ 'amd64' if ansible_machine != 'aarch64' else 'arm64'}}
       Signed-By: {{ zabbix_gpg_key }}