diff --git a/classes/cabook.lua b/classes/cabook.lua
index fd706643..1f064ea4 100644
--- a/classes/cabook.lua
+++ b/classes/cabook.lua
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ end
 
 function class:declareOptions ()
   book.declareOptions(self)
-  local binding, crop, edition, background, verseindex, layout
+  local binding, crop, edition, edit, background, verseindex, layout
   self:declareOption("binding", function (_, value)
       if value then binding = value end
       return binding
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ function class:declareOptions ()
       if value then edition = value end
       return edition
     end)
+  self:declareOption("edit", function (_, value)
+      if value then edit = value end
+      return edit
+    end)
   self:declareOption("background", function (_, value)
       if value then background = SU.cast("boolean", value) end
       return background
@@ -100,7 +104,6 @@ end
 
 function class:setOptions (options)
   options.binding = options.binding or "print" -- print, paperback, hardcover, coil, stapled
-  options.edition = options.edition
   options.crop = options.crop or (options.binding ~= "print")
   options.background = options.background or true
   options.verseindex = options.verseindex or false
diff --git a/rules/rules.mk b/rules/rules.mk
index bb325225..2cbe16db 100644
--- a/rules/rules.mk
+++ b/rules/rules.mk
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ DOCUMENTCLASS ?= cabook
 DOCUMENTOPTIONS += binding=$(call unlocalize,$(or $(call parse_binding,$@),$(firstword $(BINDINGS))))
 DOCUMENTOPTIONS += layout=$(call unlocalize,$(or $(call parse_papersize,$@),$(firstword $(PAPERSIZES))))
 DOCUMENTOPTIONS += $(and $(call parse_editions,$@),edition=$(call unlocalize,$(call parse_editions,$@)))
+DOCUMENTOPTIONS += $(and $(call parse_edits,$@),edit=$(call unlocalize,$(call parse_edits,$@)))
 
 # Default template for setting up Gitlab CI runners
 CITEMPLATE ?= $(CASILEDIR)/travis.yml