diff --git a/deliverables/_independent/rally.yaml b/deliverables/_independent/rally.yaml
index c009ccfd84..e035f5df26 100644
--- a/deliverables/_independent/rally.yaml
+++ b/deliverables/_independent/rally.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ type: other
 release-notes: http://rally.readthedocs.io/en/latest/project_info/release_notes/archive.html
 include-pypi-link: yes
 send-announcements-to: openstack-announce@lists.openstack.org
+branches:
+  - name: stable/0.9
+    location: 0.9.0
 releases:
   - version: 0.0.4
     projects:
diff --git a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
index 1916093aee..4bba13b7e2 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ _VALID_BRANCH_PREFIXES = set([
 ])
 _NO_STABLE_BRANCH_CHECK = set([
     'gnocchi',
+    'rally',
 ])
 _PLEASE = ('It is too expensive to determine this value during '
            'the site build, please set it explicitly.')