diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch.yml b/.github/workflows/patch.yml
index 21dd3d4879..3514f0d2d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch.yml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           }
 
           update_to_version 14
+          update_to_version 15
 
           echo "Updating to latest version"
           git -C "apps/frappe" checkout -q -f "${GITHUB_BASE_REF:-${GITHUB_REF##*/}}"
diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 804b27d435..53596060b1 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
           - base=version-12
           - base=version-14
           - base=version-15
+          - base=version-16
     actions:
       close:
       comment:
@@ -24,16 +25,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
             @{{author}}, thanks for the contribution, but we do not accept pull requests on a stable branch. Please raise PR on an appropriate hotfix branch.
             https://github.com/frappe/erpnext/wiki/Pull-Request-Checklist#which-branch
 
-  - name: Auto-close PRs on pre-release branch
-    conditions:
-      - base=version-13-pre-release
-    actions:
-      close:
-      comment:
-          message: |
-            @{{author}}, pre-release branch is not maintained anymore. Releases are directly done by merging hotfix branch to stable branches.
-
-
   - name: backport to develop
     conditions:
       - label="backport develop"
@@ -54,13 +45,13 @@ pull_request_rules:
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
 
-  - name: backport to version-14-pre-release
+  - name: backport to version-15-hotfix
     conditions:
-      - label="backport version-14-pre-release"
+      - label="backport version-15-hotfix"
     actions:
       backport:
         branches:
-          - version-14-pre-release
+          - version-15-hotfix
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
 
@@ -74,35 +65,6 @@ pull_request_rules:
         assignees:
           - "{{ author }}"
 
-  - name: backport to version-13-pre-release
-    conditions:
-      - label="backport version-13-pre-release"
-    actions:
-      backport:
-        branches:
-          - version-13-pre-release
-        assignees:
-          - "{{ author }}"
-
-  - name: backport to version-12-hotfix
-    conditions:
-      - label="backport version-12-hotfix"
-    actions:
-      backport:
-        branches:
-          - version-12-hotfix
-        assignees:
-          - "{{ author }}"
-
-  - name: backport to version-12-pre-release
-    conditions:
-      - label="backport version-12-pre-release"
-    actions:
-      backport:
-        branches:
-          - version-12-pre-release
-        assignees:
-          - "{{ author }}"
 
   - name: Automatic merge on CI success and review
     conditions: