diff --git a/content/guides/component_guide.md b/content/guides/component_guide.md
index e922c0ed5790056363a7d545a62480d40ccec76f..648fe576c5a5c01b71b77ac9aac7e3eec210cd03 100644
--- a/content/guides/component_guide.md
+++ b/content/guides/component_guide.md
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ packages taken from stable or even testing releases.
   do this via a development branch that can be pushed for review.
 
       $ APERTIS_RELEASE=v2021
-      $ PROPOSED_BRANCH=wip/${GITLAB_GROUP}/${APERTIS_RELEASE}-update-from-${DESIRED_UPSTREAM}
+      $ PROPOSED_BRANCH=proposed-updates/${GITLAB_GROUP}/${APERTIS_RELEASE}-update-from-${DESIRED_UPSTREAM}
       $ git checkout -b ${PROPOSED_BRANCH} apertis/${APERTIS_RELEASE}
       $ apertis-pkg-merge-updates --upstream=debian/${DESIRED_UPSTREAM} --downstream=${PROPOSED_BRANCH}