diff --git a/doc/source/reference/using.rst b/doc/source/reference/using.rst
index fa3e0950f2..4defbda95a 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/using.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/using.rst
@@ -408,6 +408,11 @@ The top level of a deliverable file is a mapping with keys:
     Stable branch names track upstream release names, rather than
     OpenStack series names.
 
+  ``none``
+    This mode indicates that the deliverable should never have stable
+    branches. This is used for specific deliverables like tempest
+    or patrole.
+
 ``cycle-highlights``
   A list of plain-text bullet points describing some of the top new
   features or changes you would like to point out for this release
diff --git a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
index 38e782e13c..18169cd6b2 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
@@ -1437,6 +1437,11 @@ def validate_stable_branches(deliv, context):
 
     branch_mode = deliv.stable_branch_type
 
+    if branch_mode == 'none' and deliv.branches:
+        context.error('Deliverables with stable-branch-mode:none '
+                      'do not support stable branching.')
+        return
+
     if deliv.releases and deliv.releases[-1].is_eol:
         print('rule does not apply to end-of-life repos, skipping')
         return
diff --git a/openstack_releases/schema.yaml b/openstack_releases/schema.yaml
index 747463f6ae..43da386195 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/schema.yaml
+++ b/openstack_releases/schema.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ properties:
             "manila-image-elements", "generic" ]
   stable-branch-type:
     type: "string"
-    enum: [ "std", "tagless", "upstream" ]
+    enum: [ "std", "tagless", "upstream", "none" ]
   cycle-highlights:
     type: "array"
     items:
diff --git a/openstack_releases/tests/test_validate.py b/openstack_releases/tests/test_validate.py
index a84b5a2148..6f9f69f8f5 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/tests/test_validate.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/tests/test_validate.py
@@ -2264,6 +2264,32 @@ class TestValidateStableBranches(base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(0, len(self.ctx.warnings))
         self.assertEqual(1, len(self.ctx.errors))
 
+    def test_none_stable_branch_type(self):
+        deliverable_data = textwrap.dedent('''
+        type: other
+        stable-branch-type: none
+        releases:
+          - version: 99.0.3
+            projects:
+              - repo: openstack/release-test
+                hash: 0cd17d1ee3b9284d36b2a0d370b49a6f0bbb9660
+        branches:
+          - name: stable/ocata
+            location:
+              openstack/release-test: 99.0.3
+        repository-settings:
+          openstack/release-test: {}
+        ''')
+        deliv = deliverable.Deliverable(
+            team='team',
+            series='ocata',
+            name='release-test',
+            data=yamlutils.loads(deliverable_data),
+        )
+        validate.validate_stable_branches(deliv, self.ctx)
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(self.ctx.warnings))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(self.ctx.errors))
+
 
 class TestValidateFeatureBranches(base.BaseTestCase):