diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
index ef210dacd..d29064ba9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-release.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ defaults:
     shell: bash
 
 env:
-  RELEASE_BRANCH: "1.6.latest" # must test against most recent .latest branch to have parity for dependency with core
+  RELEASE_BRANCH: "1.7.latest" # must test against most recent .latest branch to have parity for dependency with core
 
 jobs:
   aggregate-release-data: