diff --git a/.backportrc.json b/.backportrc.json
index 992e812590..edc8810f42 100644
--- a/.backportrc.json
+++ b/.backportrc.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "prTitle": "{commitMessages} backport for {targetBranch}",
     "targetBranchChoices": [
         { "name": "8.0", "checked": true },
-        { "name": "7.16", "checked": true },
-        { "name": "7.15", "checked": true }
+        { "name": "7.17", "checked": true },
+        { "name": "7.16", "checked": true }
     ],
     "targetPRLabels": ["backport"],
     "upstream": "elastic/e2e-testing"
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-fleet-daily-mbp.yml b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-fleet-daily-mbp.yml
index f0910384c3..b08aa3ca00 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-fleet-daily-mbp.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-fleet-daily-mbp.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     scm:
       - github:
           branch-discovery: no-pr
-          head-filter-regex: '(main|8\.0|7\.16|7\.15)'
+          head-filter-regex: '(main|8\.0|7\.17|7\.16)'
           discover-pr-forks-strategy: merge-current
           discover-pr-forks-trust: permission
           discover-pr-origin: merge-current
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-helm-daily-mbp.yml b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-helm-daily-mbp.yml
index c74045b5c0..c5860b573b 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-helm-daily-mbp.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-helm-daily-mbp.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     scm:
       - github:
           branch-discovery: no-pr
-          head-filter-regex: '(main|8\.0|7\.16|7\.15)'
+          head-filter-regex: '(main|8\.0|7\.17|7\.16)'
           discover-pr-forks-strategy: merge-current
           discover-pr-forks-trust: permission
           discover-pr-origin: merge-current
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-k8s-autodiscovery-daily-mbp.yml b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-k8s-autodiscovery-daily-mbp.yml
index a279323e36..5fc0481636 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-k8s-autodiscovery-daily-mbp.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-k8s-autodiscovery-daily-mbp.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     scm:
       - github:
           branch-discovery: no-pr
-          head-filter-regex: '(main|8\.0|7\.16|7\.15)'
+          head-filter-regex: '(main|8\.0|7\.17|7\.16)'
           discover-pr-forks-strategy: merge-current
           discover-pr-forks-trust: permission
           discover-pr-origin: merge-current
diff --git a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-mbp.yml b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-mbp.yml
index 3cbfb5f353..b44ab340cb 100644
--- a/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-mbp.yml
+++ b/.ci/jobs/e2e-testing-mbp.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     scm:
       - github:
           branch-discovery: no-pr
-          head-filter-regex: '(main|PR-.*|v\d\.d\.d|8\.0|7\.16|7\.15)'
+          head-filter-regex: '(main|PR-.*|v\d\.d\.d|8\.0|7\.17|7\.16)'
           discover-pr-forks-strategy: merge-current
           discover-pr-forks-trust: permission
           discover-pr-origin: merge-current
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 881a952aa2..735e78ea16 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ pull_request_rules:
         branches:
           - "8.0"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
-  - name: backport patches to 7.16 branch
+  - name: backport patches to 7.17 branch
     conditions:
       - merged
       - base=main
-      - label=backport-v7.16.0
+      - label=backport-v7.17.0
     actions:
       backport:
         assignees:
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ pull_request_rules:
         branches:
           - "7.16"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
-  - name: backport patches to 7.15 branch
+  - name: backport patches to 7.16 branch
     conditions:
       - merged
       - base=main
-      - label=backport-v7.15.0
+      - label=backport-v7.16.0
     actions:
       backport:
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
         branches:
-          - "7.15"
+          - "7.16"
         title: "[{{ destination_branch }}](backport #{{ number }}) {{ title }}"
   - name: delete head branch after merge
     conditions: