diff --git a/scripts/commands.js b/scripts/commands.js
index a56857885e03..c4596f19dd80 100644
--- a/scripts/commands.js
+++ b/scripts/commands.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ program
   .option('--debug_build <debug_build>', 'keep debugging symbols')
   .option('--official_build <official_build>', 'force official build settings')
   .option('--no_branding_update', 'don\'t copy BRANDING to the chrome theme dir')
+  .option('--channel <target_chanel>', 'target channel to build', /^(beta|canary|dev|release)$/i, 'release')
   .action(createDist)
 
 program