diff --git a/tools/automation/clibuild/__init__.py b/tools/automation/clibuild/__init__.py
index 80c5938c1d4..fe588adccd5 100644
--- a/tools/automation/clibuild/__init__.py
+++ b/tools/automation/clibuild/__init__.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ def build_all_debian(git_url, git_branch, cli_version, artifact_dir, arg_ns=None
         ('artful', 'ubuntu:artful'),
         ('xenial', 'ubuntu:xenial'),
         ('trusty', 'ubuntu:trusty'),
+        ('bionic', 'ubuntu:bionic'),
     ]
     with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=len(dists)) as executor:
             tasks = {executor.submit(build_debian, dist_info, git_url, git_branch, cli_version, artifact_dir, arg_ns=arg_ns) for dist_info