diff --git a/ast_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml b/ast_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml
index 2b87684..6bfcb58 100644
--- a/ast_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml
+++ b/ast_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 encoding: utf8
 default_branch: main
 collapse_pre_releases: true
-branch_name_prefix: release/
-branch_name_re: release/.+
+branch_name_prefix: stable/
+branch_name_re: stable/.+
 release_tag_re: (ast-py\/(?:v?[\d.ab]|rc)+)  # digits, a, b, and rc cover regular and pre-releases
diff --git a/spec_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml b/spec_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml
index aa1caf8..33552d6 100644
--- a/spec_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml
+++ b/spec_releasenotes/releasenotes/config.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 encoding: utf8
 default_branch: main
 collapse_pre_releases: true
-branch_name_prefix: release/
-branch_name_re: release/.+
+branch_name_prefix: stable/
+branch_name_re: stable/.+
 release_tag_re: (spec\/(?:v?[\d.ab]|rc)+)  # digits, a, b, and rc cover regular and pre-releases