diff --git a/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf b/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf
index 365aef867..e0dd6c12b 100644
--- a/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf
+++ b/xCAT-buildkit/share/xcat/kits/kit_template/buildkit.conf
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@
 #    release         (optional)  Kit release. e.g., 1
 #    ostype          (mandatory) Kit OS type.  Must be Linux.
 #                      AIX is currently not supported.
+#    osbasename      (optional) OS distro base name. e.g., rhels.
+#    osmajorversion  (optional) OS major version. e.g., 6
+#    osminorversion  (optional) OS minor version.
+#    osarch          (optional) OS architecture. e.g., x86_64
 #    isinternal      (optional)  PCM use only.
 #                      Indicate if Kit is for internal use.
 #                      Use 1 for yes, 0 for no. Default: 0
@@ -24,7 +28,8 @@
 #    kitlicense      (mandatory) Kit license string to be built into all
 #                       kitcomponent packages
 #    kittarfilename  (optional) Filename.tar.bz2 to be used for the generated
-#                       kit.  Default is <basename>-<version>-<ostype>.tar.bz2 
+#                       kit.  Default is 
+#  <basename>-<version>-<opt-release>-<opt-osbasename>-<opt-osmajorversion>-<opt-osminorversion>-<opt-osarch>.tar.bz2 
 kit:
    basename=<<<INSERT_kitbasename_HERE>>>
    description=description for <<<INSERT_kitbasename_HERE>>>