diff --git a/.gitreview b/.gitreview
index 9e465c3ef..38c9ed1db 100644
--- a/.gitreview
+++ b/.gitreview
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 host=review.opendev.org
 port=29418
 project=openstack/openstacksdk.git
+defaultbranch=feature/r1