diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index a15906544bc0e4d9b710a68c6cff7edce9a1f7fb..4fe88aaf2fd025c73ca9c0cb788115df47fe932e 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 debian-tag = apertis/%(version)s
-debian-branch = master
+debian-branch = apertis/v2019pre
 pristine-tar = True
 
 [dch]