diff --git a/pipelines/buildpack/pipeline.yml b/pipelines/buildpack/pipeline.yml
index fe4e6bd9f..13f5a1c96 100644
--- a/pipelines/buildpack/pipeline.yml
+++ b/pipelines/buildpack/pipeline.yml
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ jobs:
           title: Update libbuildpack
           branch_prefix: "update-libbuildpack"
           auto_merge: false
-          base: master
+          base: #@ data.values.buildpack.branch
 
   #@ if data.values.language == "hwc":
   - name: update-buildpack-bosh-release