diff --git a/src/konflux-rpm-lockfile b/src/konflux-rpm-lockfile
index 476971f9b6..791af21e85 100755
--- a/src/konflux-rpm-lockfile
+++ b/src/konflux-rpm-lockfile
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def generate_main(args):
         print(f"flattened manifest not found at {manifest}")
         sys.exit(1)
 
+    releasever = manifest_data.get('releasever', None)
     repos = manifest_data.get('repos', [])
     repos += manifest_data.get('lockfile-repos', [])
 
@@ -181,6 +182,11 @@ def generate_main(args):
     repoquery_args = ["--refresh", "--quiet", f"--setopt=reposdir={contextdir}"]
     repoquery_args.extend([f"--repo={','.join(repos)}"])
 
+    if releasever is None:
+        print("No 'releasever' found in the manifest. Using the host releasever", file=sys.stderr)
+    else:
+        repoquery_args.extend([f"--releasever={releasever}"])
+
     packages = []
     for arch in arches_to_resolve:
         locks = get_locked_nevras(contextdir, arch)