diff --git a/kinetic/distribution.yaml b/kinetic/distribution.yaml
index d3e9dd45f61a2..4d286c08c7480 100644
--- a/kinetic/distribution.yaml
+++ b/kinetic/distribution.yaml
@@ -174,6 +174,27 @@ repositories:
       url: https://github.com/tfoote/ros_astra_launch.git
       version: master
     status: developed
+  audio_common:
+    doc:
+      type: git
+      url: https://github.com/ros-drivers/audio_common.git
+      version: master
+    release:
+      packages:
+      - audio_capture
+      - audio_common
+      - audio_common_msgs
+      - audio_play
+      - sound_play
+      tags:
+        release: release/kinetic/{package}/{version}
+      url: https://github.com/ros-gbp/audio_common-release.git
+      version: 0.3.1-0
+    source:
+      type: git
+      url: https://github.com/ros-drivers/audio_common.git
+      version: master
+    status: maintained
   auv_msgs:
     doc:
       type: git