diff --git a/anolis/Makefile b/anolis/Makefile
index af080047b5a35c1722d62022cbffcea468a699d8..5346c50c96369dbd392166c3391befea42bfd43a 100644
--- a/anolis/Makefile
+++ b/anolis/Makefile
@@ -36,8 +36,11 @@ help:
 	@echo '    DIST                 - the distribution suffix, eg: .an7, .an8, .an23'
 	@echo '    DIST_DO_SIGNMODULES  - should sign kernel modules. optional: 0/1, default: 0'
 	@echo '    DIST_OUTPUT          - the output directory, default: $(DIST_SHORT_OUTPUT)'
-	@echo '    DIST_OFFICIAL_BUILD  - if offical build, the kernel version looks like: 5.10.134-15.1_rc1,'
-	@echo '                           else it looks like: 5.10.134-1.git.6235a991a61d'
+	@echo '    DIST_BUILD_MODE      - the build mode. optional: official/nightly/devel'
+	@echo '                           !!! NOTE: BE CAUTIOUS ABOUT USING official BUILD !!!'
+	@echo '                             - official build. kernel version: $(DIST_KERNELVERSION)-$(DIST_OFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION), with srpm'
+	@echo '                             - nightly build. kernel version: $(DIST_KERNELVERSION)-$(DIST_UNOFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION), with srpm'
+	@echo '                             - devel build. kernel version: $(DIST_KERNELVERSION)-$(DIST_UNOFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION), without srpm'
 	@echo '    DIST_BUILD_NUMBER    - the build number for unofficial build, eg: 1/2'
 	@echo '    DIST_BUILD_VARIANT & DIST_BUILD_EXTRA  - see comments in buildpkg.sh'
 
diff --git a/anolis/Makefile.variables b/anolis/Makefile.variables
index 277493e51fa7a5cbc05c40f0912b9f0003454a17..318df6a83df61efda0dfbc3d42cb4a92d24c596e 100644
--- a/anolis/Makefile.variables
+++ b/anolis/Makefile.variables
@@ -4,9 +4,11 @@
 # the dist suffix, eg: an7, an8, an23
 DIST ?= .an8
 
-# if offical build, the kernel version looks like: 5.10.134-15.1_rc1
-# else it looks like: 5.10.134-1.git.6235a991a61d
-DIST_OFFICIAL_BUILD ?= 
+# build mode:
+# - official build, the kernel version looks like: 5.10.134-15.1_rc1, and also generate source rpm
+# - nightly build, the kernel version looks like: 5.10.134-1.git.6235a991a61d, and also generate source rpm
+# - devel build, same as nightly build, without source rpm
+DIST_BUILD_MODE ?= devel
 
 # the package release version.
 # eg: for ANCK 5.10-015.1, the major version is 15, the minor version is 1
@@ -62,7 +64,11 @@ DIST_GIT_HEAD_FULL_COMMIT_ID = $(shell git rev-parse HEAD)
 DIST_UNOFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION = ${DIST_BUILD_NUMBER}.git.$(DIST_GIT_HEAD_SHORT_COMMIT_ID)
 
 # final kernel version
-DIST_PKGRELEASEVERION = $(if $(DIST_OFFICIAL_BUILD),$(DIST_OFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION),$(DIST_UNOFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION))
+ifeq ("${DIST_BUILD_MODE}", "official")
+DIST_PKGRELEASEVERION = $(DIST_OFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION)
+else
+DIST_PKGRELEASEVERION = $(DIST_UNOFFICIAL_PKGRELEASEVERION)
+endif
 DIST_ANOLIS_VERSION = $(DIST_KERNELVERSION)-$(DIST_PKGRELEASEVERION)
 
 # the package id used for compress kernel tarball:
diff --git a/anolis/buildpkg.sh b/anolis/buildpkg.sh
index a0fb28a895f5d521b4a0bddd872968e0f88030d1..5a42161521e49470f2f93d348faf7482569fd480 100644
--- a/anolis/buildpkg.sh
+++ b/anolis/buildpkg.sh
@@ -1,20 +1,26 @@
 set -xe
 
 function do_rpmbuild() {
-	if [ -z "$DIST_OFFICIAL_BUILD" ]; then
-		CMD="-bb"
-	else
+	if [ "$DIST_BUILD_MODE" == "official" ] || [ "$DIST_BUILD_MODE" == "nightly" ]; then
 		CMD="-ba"
+	else
+		CMD="-bb"
 	fi
 
 	# Now we have:
 	#  + variants: default, only-debug, with-debug
 	#  + extras: base, with-debuginfo, full
-	#  + modes: nightly, dev, pre-release
+	#  + modes: official, nightly, dev
 	#TODO: add with-gcov
 	#
 	# Matrix
 	#
+	# | BuildMode | KernelName      | GenerateSrpm |
+	# |-----------|-----------------|--------------|
+	# | official  | without sha id  | Yes          |
+	# | nightly   | with git sha id | Yes          |
+	# | devel     | with git sha id | No           |
+	#
 	# | Extra\Var | Default  | Only-debug | With-debug |
 	# |-----------|----------|------------|------------|
 	# | Base      | +default | -default   | +default   |