diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 8e0110875f3ff8257648d7c9255b508ccbcbe946..6513d67acace51176ee0f87447d68efeca19573f 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [DEFAULT]
-debian-branch = 2.1.x
+debian-branch = 2.x
 debian-tag = %(version)s