diff --git a/api/publish.go b/api/publish.go
index 5c8d06ade..3b970f424 100644
--- a/api/publish.go
+++ b/api/publish.go
@@ -386,6 +386,10 @@ type publishedRepoUpdateSwitchParams struct {
 	SignedBy *string `                            json:"SignedBy"  example:""`
 	// Enable multiple packages with the same filename in different distributions
 	MultiDist *bool `                             json:"MultiDist"      example:"false"`
+    // Value of Label: field in published repository stanza
+    Label *string `                               json:"Label"          example:"Debian"`
+    // Value of Origin: field in published repository stanza
+    Origin *string `                              json:"Origin"         example:"Debian"`
 }
 
 // @Summary Update Published Repository
@@ -477,6 +481,14 @@ func apiPublishUpdateSwitch(c *gin.Context) {
 		published.MultiDist = *b.MultiDist
 	}
 
+	if b.Label != nil {
+		published.Label = *b.Label
+	}
+
+	if b.Origin != nil {
+		published.Origin = *b.Origin
+	}
+
 	resources := []string{string(published.Key())}
 	taskName := fmt.Sprintf("Update published %s repository %s/%s", published.SourceKind, published.StoragePrefix(), published.Distribution)
 	maybeRunTaskInBackground(c, taskName, resources, func(out aptly.Progress, _ *task.Detail) (*task.ProcessReturnValue, error) {
@@ -970,6 +982,10 @@ type publishedRepoUpdateParams struct {
 	SignedBy *string `                            json:"SignedBy"   example:""`
 	// Enable multiple packages with the same filename in different distributions
 	MultiDist *bool `                             json:"MultiDist"       example:"false"`
+    // Value of Label: field in published repository stanza
+    Label *string `                               json:"Label"          example:"Debian"`
+    // Value of Origin: field in published repository stanza
+    Origin *string `                              json:"Origin"         example:"Debian"`
 }
 
 // @Summary Update Published Repository
@@ -1042,6 +1058,14 @@ func apiPublishUpdate(c *gin.Context) {
 		published.MultiDist = *b.MultiDist
 	}
 
+	if b.Label != nil {
+		published.Label = *b.Label
+	}
+
+	if b.Origin != nil {
+		published.Origin = *b.Origin
+	}
+
 	resources := []string{string(published.Key())}
 	taskName := fmt.Sprintf("Update published %s repository %s/%s", published.SourceKind, published.StoragePrefix(), published.Distribution)
 	maybeRunTaskInBackground(c, taskName, resources, func(out aptly.Progress, _ *task.Detail) (*task.ProcessReturnValue, error) {
diff --git a/cmd/publish_update.go b/cmd/publish_update.go
index 34075bb2d..7240863dc 100644
--- a/cmd/publish_update.go
+++ b/cmd/publish_update.go
@@ -64,6 +64,14 @@ func aptlyPublishUpdate(cmd *commander.Command, args []string) error {
 		published.SignedBy = context.Flags().Lookup("signed-by").Value.String()
 	}
 
+	if context.Flags().IsSet("origin") {
+		published.Origin = context.Flags().Lookup("origin").Value.String()
+	}
+
+	if context.Flags().IsSet("label") {
+		published.Label = context.Flags().Lookup("label").Value.String()
+	}
+
 	if context.Flags().IsSet("multi-dist") {
 		published.MultiDist = context.Flags().Lookup("multi-dist").Value.Get().(bool)
 	}
@@ -132,6 +140,8 @@ Example:
 	cmd.Flag.String("signed-by", "", "an optional field containing a comma separated list of OpenPGP key fingerprints to be used for validating the next Release file")
 	cmd.Flag.Bool("skip-cleanup", false, "don't remove unreferenced files in prefix/component")
 	cmd.Flag.Bool("multi-dist", false, "enable multiple packages with the same filename in different distributions")
+    cmd.Flag.String("origin", "", "overwrite origin name to publish")
+    cmd.Flag.String("label", "", "overwrite label to publish")
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/system/t06_publish/PublishUpdate20Test_gold b/system/t06_publish/PublishUpdate20Test_gold
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040bcc133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/t06_publish/PublishUpdate20Test_gold
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Loading packages...
+Generating metadata files and linking package files...
+Finalizing metadata files...
+Signing file 'Release' with gpg, please enter your passphrase when prompted:
+Clearsigning file 'Release' with gpg, please enter your passphrase when prompted:
+Cleaning up published repository ./maverick...
+Cleaning up component 'main'...
+
+Published local repository ./maverick (origin: earth, label: fun) [i386, source] publishes {main: [local-repo]} has been updated successfully.
diff --git a/system/t06_publish/PublishUpdate20Test_release b/system/t06_publish/PublishUpdate20Test_release
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ab5dd0ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/t06_publish/PublishUpdate20Test_release
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+Origin: earth
+Label: fun
+Suite: maverick
+Codename: maverick
+Architectures: i386
+Components: main
+Description: Generated by aptly
+MD5Sum:
+SHA1:
+SHA256:
+SHA512:
diff --git a/system/t12_api/publish.py b/system/t12_api/publish.py
index 58ed244a3..1d207ce9e 100644
--- a/system/t12_api/publish.py
+++ b/system/t12_api/publish.py
@@ -938,6 +938,8 @@ def check(self):
                 "Snapshots": [{"Component": "main", "Name": snapshot2_name}],
                 "Signing": DefaultSigningOptions,
                 "SkipContents": True,
+                "Label": "fun",
+                "Origin": "earth",
             })
         self.check_task(task)
         repo_expected = {
@@ -945,8 +947,8 @@ def check(self):
             'Architectures': ['i386', 'source'],
             'Codename': '',
             'Distribution': 'wheezy',
-            'Label': '',
-            'Origin': '',
+            'Label': 'fun',
+            'Origin': 'earth',
             'NotAutomatic': '',
             'ButAutomaticUpgrades': '',
             'Path': prefix + '/' + 'wheezy',
@@ -1845,6 +1847,8 @@ def check(self):
                 "Signing": DefaultSigningOptions,
                 "SkipBz2": True,
                 "SkipContents": True,
+                "Label": "fun",
+                "Origin": "earth",
             }
         ).status_code, 200)
 
@@ -1853,8 +1857,8 @@ def check(self):
             'Architectures': ['i386', 'source'],
             'Codename': '',
             'Distribution': 'wheezy',
-            'Label': '',
-            'Origin': '',
+            'Label': 'fun',
+            'Origin': 'earth',
             'NotAutomatic': '',
             'ButAutomaticUpgrades': '',
             'Path': prefix + '/' + 'wheezy',