diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch.yml b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
index 1a9dc9b0..d4b40e8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     name: PR targets branch
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check that the PR targets devel
-        if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'devel' }}
+      - name: Check that the PR targets release-0.19
+        if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'release-0.19' }}
         run: exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/consuming.yml b/.github/workflows/consuming.yml
index 4f96f7ae..64611572 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/consuming.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/consuming.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
         with:
           # This is replaced to stable branch by auto release process
-          ref: devel
+          ref: release-0.19
           repository: submariner-io/${{ matrix.project }}
 
       # Check out Shipyard as a sub directory of the project, so that `go replace` can work.
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
         with:
           # This is replaced to stable branch by auto release process
-          ref: devel
+          ref: release-0.19
           repository: submariner-io/${{ matrix.project }}
           path: ${{ matrix.project }}
 
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332
         with:
           # This is replaced to stable branch by auto release process
-          ref: devel
+          ref: release-0.19
           repository: submariner-io/${{ matrix.project }}
           path: ${{ matrix.project }}
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c32c29a1..1ae8bffd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - devel
+      - release-0.19
       - release-*
 
 permissions: {}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report.yml b/.github/workflows/report.yml
index 26352575..98fecb03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Reporting
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - devel
+      - release-0.19
       - release-*
 
 permissions: {}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml
index 3dba0ad5..e11459d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Upgrade
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [devel]
+    branches: [release-0.19]
 
 permissions: {}
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a2471c13..e07db885 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BASE_BRANCH ?= devel
+BASE_BRANCH ?= release-0.19
 OCM_BASE_BRANCH ?= main
 IMAGES ?= shipyard-dapper-base shipyard-linting nettest
 MULTIARCH_IMAGES ?= nettest
diff --git a/Makefile.versions b/Makefile.versions
index aca450ff..c8462f6a 100644
--- a/Makefile.versions
+++ b/Makefile.versions
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Calculate versions; these can be overridden
-CUTTING_EDGE := devel
+CUTTING_EDGE := release-0.19
 DEV_VERSION := dev
 override CALCULATED_VERSION := $(BASE_BRANCH)-$(shell git rev-parse --short=12 HEAD)
 VERSION ?= $(CALCULATED_VERSION)