diff --git a/hifi_vcpkg.py b/hifi_vcpkg.py
index 3df714e6f9..ee42eef14f 100644
--- a/hifi_vcpkg.py
+++ b/hifi_vcpkg.py
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ endif()
                 #url = 'https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/vcpkg/qt5-install-5.12.3-macos.tar.gz?versionId=QrGxwssB.WwU_z3QCyG7ghP1_VjTkQeK'
                 url = 'https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/vcpkg/qt5-install-5.12.3-macos.tar.gz'
             elif platform.system() == 'Linux':
-                if platform.linux_distribution()[1] == '16.04':
+                if platform.linux_distribution()[1][:3] == '16.':
                     #url = 'https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/vcpkg/qt5-install-5.12.3-ubuntu-16.04.tar.gz?versionId=c9j7PW4uBDPLif7DKmgIhorh9WBMjZRB'
                     url = 'https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/vcpkg/qt5-install-5.12.3-ubuntu-16.04.tar.gz'
-                elif platform.linux_distribution()[1] == '18.04':
+                elif platform.linux_distribution()[1][:3] == '18.':
                     #url = 'https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/vcpkg/qt5-install-5.12.3-ubuntu-18.04.tar.gz?versionId=Z3TojPFdb5pXdahF3oi85jjKocpL0xqw'
                     url = 'https://hifi-public.s3.amazonaws.com/dependencies/vcpkg/qt5-install-5.12.3-ubuntu-18.04.tar.gz'
                 else: