diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 32de58856c..eb1c4b5810 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ DESTDIR ?=
 EPOCH_TEST_COMMIT ?= $(shell git merge-base $${DEST_BRANCH:-main} HEAD)
 HEAD ?= HEAD
 PROJECT := github.com/containers/podman
-GIT_BASE_BRANCH ?= origin/main
+GIT_BASE_BRANCH ?= origin/v4.2
 LIBPOD_INSTANCE := libpod_dev
 PREFIX ?= /usr/local
 BINDIR ?= ${PREFIX}/bin