diff --git a/ng-dev/release/publish/actions/shared/branch-off-next-branch.ts b/ng-dev/release/publish/actions/shared/branch-off-next-branch.ts
index 7c504da8b..c838f1c9e 100644
--- a/ng-dev/release/publish/actions/shared/branch-off-next-branch.ts
+++ b/ng-dev/release/publish/actions/shared/branch-off-next-branch.ts
@@ -145,7 +145,10 @@ export abstract class BranchOffNextBranchBaseAction extends CutNpmNextPrerelease
       ...this.getAspectLockFiles(),
     ];
 
-    const renovateConfigPath = await updateRenovateConfig(this.projectDir, nextBranch);
+    const renovateConfigPath = await updateRenovateConfig(
+      this.projectDir,
+      `${newNextVersion.major}.${newNextVersion.minor}.x`,
+    );
     if (renovateConfigPath) {
       filesToCommit.push(renovateConfigPath);
     }