diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch.yml b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
index 1a9dc9b0..1e2e1f11 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-0.17
+        if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'release-0.17' }}
         run: exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 89be8377..1946600b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Run E2E deployment and tests
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@release-0.17
 
       - name: Post mortem
         if: failure()
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@release-0.17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml b/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml
index eaaf2d59..f2fac824 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11
 
       - name: Run E2E deployment and tests
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@release-0.17
 
       - name: Post mortem
         if: failure()
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@release-0.17
 
       - name: Raise an issue to report flaky test failure
         if: ${{ failure() }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report.yml b/.github/workflows/report.yml
index 2e0b88ab..c5d1b473 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Reporting
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - devel
+      - release-0.17
       - release-*
 
 permissions: {}
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eaaa38c3..bc780362 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BASE_BRANCH ?= devel
+BASE_BRANCH ?= release-0.17
 export BASE_BRANCH
 
 ifneq (,$(DAPPER_HOST_ARCH))