diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
index fbbb9cff8..e0bc618a1 100644
--- a/.gitreview
+++ b/.gitreview
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 host=review.opendev.org
 port=29418
 project=openstack/barbican.git
+defaultbranch=stable/xena