diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 2bda9c8b..eda2cdd2 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 pristine-tar = True
 compression = xz
-debian-branch = debian/master
+debian-branch = debian/experimental
 upstream-branch = upstream/latest
 patch-numbers = False
 upstream-vcs-tag = v%(version)s