diff --git a/merge-pr.py b/merge-pr.py
index ca8bb66..c23c338 100644
--- a/merge-pr.py
+++ b/merge-pr.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 # Prefix added to temporary branches
 TEMP_BRANCH_PREFIX = "PR_TOOL"
 # TODO Introduce a convention as this is too brittle
-RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX = "branch-"
+RELEASE_BRANCH_PREFIX = "CURATOR"
 
 DEV_BRANCH_NAME = "master"