diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 339dd1a7822a9..bcfcd61b5f06e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   ],
   "private": true,
   "version": "8.5.0",
-  "branch": "main",
+  "branch": "8.5",
   "types": "./kibana.d.ts",
   "tsdocMetadata": "./build/tsdoc-metadata.json",
   "build": {