diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command.dart
index 75315b6df..ca20509f3 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command.dart
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ class PatchAndroidCommand extends ShorebirdCommand
         'flavor',
         help: 'The product flavor to use when building the app.',
       )
-      ..addOption(
-        'channel',
-        help: 'The channel to publish the patch to.',
-        defaultsTo: 'stable',
-      )
       ..addFlag(
         'force',
         abbr: 'f',
@@ -102,7 +97,7 @@ class PatchAndroidCommand extends ShorebirdCommand
     await cache.updateAll();
 
     const platform = ReleasePlatform.android;
-    final channelName = results['channel'] as String;
+    const channelName = 'stable';
     final flavor = results['flavor'] as String?;
     final target = results['target'] as String?;
 
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command.dart
index 85efac102..7031ab648 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command.dart
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ class PatchIosCommand extends ShorebirdCommand
         'flavor',
         help: 'The product flavor to use when building the app.',
       )
-      ..addOption(
-        'channel',
-        help: 'The channel to publish the patch to.',
-        defaultsTo: 'stable',
-      )
       ..addFlag(
         'codesign',
         help: 'Codesign the application bundle.',
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@ class PatchIosCommand extends ShorebirdCommand
     }
 
     const arch = 'aarch64';
-    final channelName = results['channel'] as String;
+    const channelName = 'stable';
     const releasePlatform = ReleasePlatform.ios;
     final flavor = results['flavor'] as String?;
 
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/preview_command.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/preview_command.dart
index f2bedb78b..e7b599bee 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/preview_command.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/lib/src/commands/preview_command.dart
@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@ class PreviewCommand extends ShorebirdCommand {
           ReleasePlatform.ios.name: 'iOS',
         },
         help: 'The platform of the release.',
-      )
-      ..addOption(
-        'channel',
-        defaultsTo: 'stable',
-        help: 'The channel to preview the release for.',
       );
   }
 
@@ -111,7 +106,7 @@ class PreviewCommand extends ShorebirdCommand {
     );
 
     final deviceId = results['device-id'] as String?;
-    final channel = results['channel'] as String;
+    const channel = 'stable';
 
     return switch (platform) {
       ReleasePlatform.android => installAndLaunchAndroid(
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command_test.dart
index 9f5f323aa..1ceb8148d 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_android_command_test.dart
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void main() {
     const version = '$versionName+$versionCode';
     const arch = 'aarch64';
     const releasePlatform = ReleasePlatform.android;
-    const channelName = 'test-channel';
+    const channelName = 'stable';
     const appDisplayName = 'Test App';
     final appMetadata = AppMetadata(
       appId: appId,
diff --git a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command_test.dart b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command_test.dart
index c5d38d526..f4ed59d45 100644
--- a/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command_test.dart
+++ b/packages/shorebird_cli/test/src/commands/patch/patch_ios_command_test.dart
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void main() {
   const versionCode = '1';
   const version = '$versionName+$versionCode';
   const arch = 'aarch64';
-  const channelName = 'test-channel';
+  const channelName = 'stable';
   const appDisplayName = 'Test App';
   const releasePlatform = ReleasePlatform.ios;
   const platformName = 'ios';