diff --git a/vars/default_vars.yml b/vars/default_vars.yml
index b1ad7fcdf..2e91080d9 100644
--- a/vars/default_vars.yml
+++ b/vars/default_vars.yml
@@ -796,6 +796,7 @@ is_debian_11: False
 #is_debian_8: False
 
 is_raspbian: False    # Covers both: RPi HW + non-RPi HW versions of Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian)
+is_raspbian_12: False
 is_raspbian_11: False
 #is_raspbian_10: False
 #is_raspbian_9: False