diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-console-definitions-sync.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-console-definitions-sync.yml
index a228823202c01..b4ca2b3e00e6e 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-console-definitions-sync.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline-resource-definitions/kibana-console-definitions-sync.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ spec:
         SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_CHANNEL: '#kibana-management'
         ELASTIC_SLACK_NOTIFICATIONS_ENABLED: 'true'
       allow_rebuilds: false
-      branch_configuration: main
+      branch_configuration: main 8.x
       default_branch: main
       repository: elastic/kibana
       pipeline_file: .buildkite/pipelines/console_definitions_sync.yml
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/console_definitions_sync.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/console_definitions_sync.sh
index 71d70138f8a1b..8431d8debc59f 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/steps/console_definitions_sync.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/steps/console_definitions_sync.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ main () {
   report_main_step "Cloning repositories"
 
   rm -rf elasticsearch-specification
-  if ! git clone https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification --depth 1; then
+  if ! git clone --branch "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification --depth 1; then
     echo "Error: Failed to clone the elasticsearch-specification repository."
     exit 1
   fi
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ main () {
   git config --global user.name "$KIBANA_MACHINE_USERNAME"
   git config --global user.email '42973632+kibanamachine@users.noreply.github.com'
 
-  PR_TITLE='[Console] Update console definitions'
+  PR_TITLE="[Console] Update console definitions (${branch_name})"
   PR_BODY='This PR updates the console definitions to match the latest ones from the @elastic/elasticsearch-specification repo.'
 
   # Check if a PR already exists
@@ -66,7 +66,15 @@ main () {
   git push origin "$BRANCH_NAME"
 
   # Create PR
-  gh pr create --title "$PR_TITLE" --body "$PR_BODY" --base main --head "${BRANCH_NAME}" --label 'release_note:skip' --label 'Feature:Console' --label 'Team:Kibana Management'
+  gh pr create \
+    --title "$PR_TITLE" \
+    --body "$PR_BODY" \
+    --base "$BUILDKITE_BRANCH" \
+    --head "$BRANCH_NAME" \
+    --label 'backport:skip' \
+    --label 'release_note:skip' \
+    --label 'Feature:Console' \
+    --label 'Team:Kibana Management'
 }
 
 main