diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
index 9ad51e2628..27b89464c2 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-model.xml
@@ -923,9 +923,9 @@
                                 For this example, the repository is named     
                                 <filename>~/yocto-eclipse</filename>.</para></listitem>
                             <listitem><para>Be sure you are in the right branch for your Git repository.
-                                For this release set the branch to <filename>1.3_beta</filename>:
+                                For this release set the branch to <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;</filename>:
                                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ git checkout -b 1.3_beta origin/1.3_beta
+     $ git checkout -b &DISTRO_NAME; origin/&DISTRO_NAME;
                                 </literallayout></para></listitem>
                             <listitem><para>Locate the <filename>build.sh</filename> script in the 
                                 Git repository you created in the previous step.
@@ -939,19 +939,19 @@
                                 </literallayout></para></listitem>
                             <listitem><para>Be sure you have the right branch in the Poky Git repository
                                 checked out.
-                                For example, the following commands checkout the <filename>1.3_beta</filename>
+                                For example, the following commands checkout the <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;</filename>
                                 branch in the local Poky Git repository:
                                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      $ cd ~/poky
-     $ git checkout -b 1.3_beta origin/1.3_beta
+     $ git checkout -b &DISTRO_NAME; origin/&DISTRO_NAME;
                                 </literallayout></para></listitem>
                             <listitem><para>Move back to your Yocto Eclipse directory and 
                                 run the <filename>build.sh</filename> script.  
                                 Provide the name of the Git branch along with the Yocto Project release you are 
                                 using.
-                                Here is an example that uses the <filename>1.3_beta</filename> branches:
+                                Here is an example that uses the <filename>&DISTRO_NAME;</filename> branches:
                                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
-     $ scripts/build.sh 1.3_beta 1.3_beta 
+     $ scripts/build.sh &DISTRO_NAME; &DISTRO_NAME; 
                                 </literallayout>
                                 After running the script, the file
                                 <filename>org.yocto.sdk-&lt;release&gt;-&lt;date&gt;-archive.zip</filename>