diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/networking-hyperv.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/networking-hyperv.config
index 2f5265a5c8..64b22757b0 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/networking-hyperv.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/networking-hyperv.config
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-[access "refs/for/refs/*"]
-pushMerge = group networking-hyperv-release
-
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group networking-hyperv-core
-create = group networking-hyperv-release
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group networking-hyperv-core
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group networking-hyperv-core
 
@@ -19,6 +15,18 @@ label-Workflow = -1..+0 group Change Owner
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group Project Bootstrappers
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group networking-hyperv-core
 
+[access "refs/heads/stable/newton"]
+abandon = group Change Owner
+abandon = group Project Bootstrappers
+abandon = group networking-hyperv-release-branch
+exclusiveGroupPermissions = abandon label-Code-Review label-Workflow
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group Project Bootstrappers
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group networking-hyperv-release-branch
+label-Code-Review = -1..+1 group Registered Users
+label-Workflow = -1..+0 group Change Owner
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group Project Bootstrappers
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group networking-hyperv-release-branch
+
 [receive]
 requireChangeId = true
 requireContributorAgreement = true
diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-win.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-win.config
index f2fbb3ead6..24a6ab8f5f 100644
--- a/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-win.config
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/os-win.config
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
 abandon = group os-win-core
-create = group os-win-release
 label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group os-win-core
 label-Workflow = -1..+1 group os-win-core
 
+[access "refs/heads/stable/*"]
+abandon = group stable-maint-core
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group stable-maint-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group stable-maint-core
+
 [access "refs/tags/*"]
 pushSignedTag = group library-release