diff --git a/tools/build_all.sh b/tools/build_all.sh
index d592fc929bbf2907467859b182fb87634963c1cd..4b2e3c7d45c153826a8a641b22e4237e9e1c921b 100755
--- a/tools/build_all.sh
+++ b/tools/build_all.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 # set at the time we start the last step, the ros1_bridge build.
 
 if [ "$ROS2_DISTRO" = "" ]; then
-  export ROS2_DISTRO=eloquent
+  export ROS2_DISTRO=foxy
 fi
-if [ "$ROS2_DISTRO" != "eloquent" ]; then
-  echo "ROS2_DISTRO variable must be set to eloquent"
+if [ "$ROS2_DISTRO" != "foxy" ]; then
+  echo "ROS2_DISTRO variable must be set to foxy"
   exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/tools/initial_ros_setup.sh b/tools/initial_ros_setup.sh
index b64e799d390bade67a005a0feefc30311d3a6f63..5e633e20378bc73e4cc3f2fa3c4024f40cbff6c5 100755
--- a/tools/initial_ros_setup.sh
+++ b/tools/initial_ros_setup.sh
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ ENABLE_BUILD=true
 ENABLE_ROS2=true
 
 if [ "$ROS2_DISTRO" = "" ]; then
-  export ROS2_DISTRO=eloquent
+  export ROS2_DISTRO=foxy
 fi
-if [ "$ROS2_DISTRO" != "eloquent" ]; then
-  echo "ROS2_DISTRO variable must be set to eloquent"
+if [ "$ROS2_DISTRO" != "foxy" ]; then
+  echo "ROS2_DISTRO variable must be set to foxy"
   exit 1
 fi
 
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ for opt in "$@" ; do
     *)
       echo "Invalid option: $opt"
       echo "Valid options:"
-      echo "--no-ros2       Uses the binary distribution of ROS2 eloquent"
+      echo "--no-ros2       Uses the binary distribution of ROS2 foxy"
       echo "--download-only Skips the build step and only downloads the code"
       exit 1
     ;;