diff --git a/branch.config b/branch.config
index ab48b35..01007e6 100644
--- a/branch.config
+++ b/branch.config
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@
 # branching.
 #
 
-DEFAULT_GIT_BRANCH="6.0/release"
+DEFAULT_GIT_BRANCH="6.0/patch"