diff --git a/.backportrc.json b/.backportrc.json
index 0894909d2aac4..87bc3a1be583b 100644
--- a/.backportrc.json
+++ b/.backportrc.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   ],
   "targetPRLabels": ["backport"],
   "branchLabelMapping": {
-    "^v7.8.0$": "7.x",
+    "^v7.9.0$": "7.x",
     "^v(\\d+).(\\d+).\\d+$": "$1.$2"
   }
 }