diff --git a/scripts/bump-pebble.sh b/scripts/bump-pebble.sh
index 7ef9024d9699..f07b0365c779 100755
--- a/scripts/bump-pebble.sh
+++ b/scripts/bump-pebble.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ popd() { builtin popd "$@" > /dev/null; }
 # NOTE: After a new release has been cut, update this to the appropriate
 # Cockroach branch name (i.e. release-22.2, etc.), and corresponding Pebble
 # branch name (e.g. crl-release-21.2, etc.).
-BRANCH=master
+BRANCH=release-23.1
 PEBBLE_BRANCH=crl-release-23.1
 
 # The script can only be run from a specific branch.