diff --git a/releasenotes/config.yaml b/releasenotes/config.yaml
index a5b984a6b6..3ec1ba0b34 100644
--- a/releasenotes/config.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/config.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 # NOTE(upgrade): This needs to be updated to the current release's major version.
 release_tag_re: stackhpc/16\.\d+\.\d+\.\d
 ignore_null_merges: false
+default_branch: 'stackhpc/2025.1'
diff --git a/zuul.d/project.yaml b/zuul.d/project.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2551dd112e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/zuul.d/project.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- project:
+    queue: kayobe
+    check:
+      jobs:
+        - openstack-tox-pep8
+
+    gate:
+      jobs:
+        - openstack-tox-pep8