diff --git a/api/schema/imageBuilder.yaml b/api/schema/imageBuilder.yaml
index 5541eecc..e458566d 100644
--- a/api/schema/imageBuilder.yaml
+++ b/api/schema/imageBuilder.yaml
@@ -1567,6 +1567,10 @@ components:
           type: integer
           format: int32
           default: 3
+        distribution:
+          type: string
+          description: RHEL major release (e.g. "rhel8", "rhel9", "rhel10")
+          example: "rhel9"
     RecommendationsResponse:
       required:
         - packages
@@ -1576,6 +1580,10 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             type: string
+        modelVersion:
+          type: string
+          description: Version of the recommendation model used
+          example: "rpm_rex_42"
     ClonesResponse:
       required:
         - meta
diff --git a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Packages/PackageRecommendations.tsx b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Packages/PackageRecommendations.tsx
index 0368e241..0beb6154 100644
--- a/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Packages/PackageRecommendations.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/CreateImageWizard/steps/Packages/PackageRecommendations.tsx
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ const PackageRecommendations = () => {
           recommendPackageRequest: {
             packages: packages.map((pkg) => pkg.name),
             recommendedPackages: 5,
+            distribution: distribution.replace('-', ''),
           },
         });
 
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ const PackageRecommendations = () => {
               isPreview: isBeta(),
               shownRecommendations: response.data.packages,
               selectedPackages: packages.map((pkg) => pkg.name),
+              distribution: distribution.replace('-', ''),
             }
           );
         }
@@ -266,6 +268,7 @@ const PackageRecommendations = () => {
                                     (pkg) => pkg.name
                                   ),
                                   shownRecommendations: data.packages,
+                                  distribution: distribution.replace('-', ''),
                                 }
                               );
                               addRecommendedPackage(pkg);
diff --git a/src/store/service/imageBuilderApi.ts b/src/store/service/imageBuilderApi.ts
index 5ab06f45..dc36c493 100644
--- a/src/store/service/imageBuilderApi.ts
+++ b/src/store/service/imageBuilderApi.ts
@@ -998,10 +998,14 @@ export type DistributionProfileItem =
 export type DistributionProfileResponse = DistributionProfileItem[];
 export type RecommendationsResponse = {
   packages: string[];
+  /** Version of the recommendation model used */
+  modelVersion?: string | undefined;
 };
 export type RecommendPackageRequest = {
   packages: string[];
   recommendedPackages: number;
+  /** RHEL major release (e.g. "rhel8", "rhel9", "rhel10") */
+  distribution?: string | undefined;
 };
 export const {
   useGetArchitecturesQuery,