diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index 0782f01c2..fb1ea3bb9 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ branches:
   v2_release:
     mode: ContinuousDeployment
     tag: prealpha
-    regex: ^v2_release?[/-]
-    #is-release-branch: true
+    regex: v2_release
+    is-release-branch: true
     source-branches: ['v2_develop']
 
   pull-request: