diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 3091313..b0e2dec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,16 @@ derive:ceres:
   script:
     - ./derive.sh ceres
 
+build:beowulf:
+  stage: build
+  script:
+    - ./build.sh beowulf
+
+derive:beowulf:
+  stage: derive
+  script:
+    - ./derive.sh beowulf
+
 build:ascii:
   stage: build
   script:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7d94f86..7391469 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,9 +57,11 @@ published [releases][4] that are supported by `debootstrap`.
   solid rather than to something bleeding edge that might blow up in
   your face any time.
 - *jessie*, the current Devuan release, tried, tested and rock solid.
-- *ascii*, what will become the next Devuan release, mostly tried and
-  mostly tested, not quite rock solid.  You may want to think of it as
-  "sand solid" :wink:
+- *ascii*, what will soon become the current Devuan release, but not
+  before it's deemed ready.  Think of this as "brick solid".
+- *beowulf*, the release that will eventually take *ascii*'s place.
+  Mostly tried and mostly tested, not quite rock solid.  You may want
+  to think of it as "sand solid" :wink:
 - *ceres*, where all the "Works for me (famous last quote)", bleeding
   edge kind of thingies enter the heading-for-release cycle.  Trying
   to build anything on top of this is prone to sucking you in.  Think
diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index fa3ced8..d75b431 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -eu
 # bootstrap.sh -- a Devuan base image
-# Copyright (C) 2017  Olaf Meeuwissen
+# Copyright (C) 2017, 2018  Olaf Meeuwissen
 #
 # License: GPL-3.0+
 
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ apt-get install debootstrap -q -y
 suite=$1
 rootfs=$2-$suite
 
+test /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/$suite \
+    || ln -s ceres /usr/share/debootstrap/scripts/$suite
+
 debootstrap \
     --force-check-gpg \
     --no-merged-usr \
-    --variant=minbase $suite $rootfs
+    --variant=minbase $suite $rootfs http://deb.devuan.org/merged
 
 mount -t devpts devpts $rootfs/dev/pts