diff --git a/.github/workflows/branch.yml b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
index 1a9dc9b0..e7445061 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/branch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/branch.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ jobs:
     name: PR targets branch
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - name: Check that the PR targets devel
-        if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'devel' }}
+      - name: Check that the PR targets release-0.18
+        if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'release-0.18' }}
         run: exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index 2ef9c079..e234ec92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29
 
       - name: Build the images if necessary
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/cache-images@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/cache-images@release-0.18
 
   # Both E2E jobs have the same name; the default job is un-suffixed, the full jobs are suffixed with their matrix combination
   e2e-default:
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29
 
       - name: Run E2E deployment and tests
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@release-0.18
 
       - name: Post mortem
         if: failure()
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@release-0.18
 
   e2e-full:
     name: E2E
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29
 
       - name: Run E2E deployment and tests
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@release-0.18
         with:
           k8s_version: ${{ matrix.k8s_version }}
           using: ${{ matrix.deploytool }} ${{ matrix.globalnet }}
 
       - name: Post mortem
         if: failure()
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@release-0.18
diff --git a/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml b/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml
index 920fe8e4..c0145da0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/flake_finder.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29
 
       - name: Run E2E deployment and tests
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/e2e@release-0.18
         with:
           using: ${{ matrix.deploytool }} ${{ matrix.globalnet }}
 
       - name: Post mortem
         if: failure()
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@release-0.18
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f5472e56..a11d2d41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - devel
+      - release-0.18
       - release-*
 
 permissions: {}
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Build and release new images
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/release-images@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/release-images@release-0.18
         with:
           username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/report.yml b/.github/workflows/report.yml
index 93882225..17816fee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/report.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ name: Reporting
 on:
   push:
     branches:
-      - devel
+      - release-0.18
       - release-*
 
 permissions: {}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml
index 3c620292..f45db609 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-e2e.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: Upgrade
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: [devel]
+    branches: [release-0.18]
 
 permissions: {}
 
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29
 
       - name: Install an old cluster, upgrade it and check it
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/upgrade-e2e@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/upgrade-e2e@release-0.18
 
       - name: Post Mortem
         if: failure()
-        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@devel
+        uses: submariner-io/shipyard/gh-actions/post-mortem@release-0.18
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 51079aea..3e92da49 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-BASE_BRANCH ?= devel
+BASE_BRANCH ?= release-0.18
 export BASE_BRANCH
 
 ifneq (,$(DAPPER_HOST_ARCH))