diff --git a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
index b8242a7605..2d39043403 100644
--- a/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
+++ b/openstack_releases/cmds/validate.py
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ _VALID_BRANCH_PREFIXES = set([
 _NO_STABLE_BRANCH_CHECK = set([
     'gnocchi',
     'rally',
+    'puppet-pacemaker',  # tracks upstream version
 ])
 _PLEASE = ('It is too expensive to determine this value during '
            'the site build, please set it explicitly.')