diff --git a/openedx.yaml b/openedx.yaml
index 5a427d4da3..867c055959 100644
--- a/openedx.yaml
+++ b/openedx.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # https://open-edx-proposals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/oep-0002-bp-repo-metadata.html#specification
 
 nick: edx
-openedx-release: {ref: release}
+openedx-release: {ref: "2u/release"}
 
 oeps:
     oep-2: true