diff --git a/.github/release.config.js b/.github/release.config.js
index 982be45358..31f30e9117 100644
--- a/.github/release.config.js
+++ b/.github/release.config.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ module.exports = {
         {
             name: "maintenance",
             channel: "latest",
-            level: "patch",
+            level: "minor", // Use maintenance branch for releases until v3
         },
         {
             name: "v1-lts",