diff --git a/releases/templates/sdk/go/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml b/releases/templates/sdk/go/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
index 3bef06984e..1569e675fa 100644
--- a/releases/templates/sdk/go/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
+++ b/releases/templates/sdk/go/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           draft: false
-          prerelease: false
\ No newline at end of file
+          prerelease: false
+      - run: gh repo edit --default-branch=release/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/releases/templates/sdk/java/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml b/releases/templates/sdk/java/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
index ba2606b3d1..5440a53ad6 100644
--- a/releases/templates/sdk/java/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
+++ b/releases/templates/sdk/java/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
+      - run: gh repo edit --default-branch=release/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   Publish:
     name: Publish
diff --git a/releases/templates/sdk/php/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml b/releases/templates/sdk/php/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
index 3bef06984e..1569e675fa 100644
--- a/releases/templates/sdk/php/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
+++ b/releases/templates/sdk/php/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
@@ -25,4 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           tag_name: ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           draft: false
-          prerelease: false
\ No newline at end of file
+          prerelease: false
+      - run: gh repo edit --default-branch=release/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/releases/templates/sdk/python/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml b/releases/templates/sdk/python/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
index e245dc66ed..bad657b320 100644
--- a/releases/templates/sdk/python/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
+++ b/releases/templates/sdk/python/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
+      - run: gh repo edit --default-branch=release/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   Publish:
     name: 'Publish'
diff --git a/releases/templates/sdk/typescript/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml b/releases/templates/sdk/typescript/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
index 775011303a..72f8f7c3b0 100644
--- a/releases/templates/sdk/typescript/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
+++ b/releases/templates/sdk/typescript/.github/workflows/speakeasy_sdk_publish.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ jobs:
           release_name: Release ${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
           draft: false
           prerelease: false
+      - run: gh repo edit --default-branch=release/${{ steps.extract_branch.outputs.branch }}
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NUMARY_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
   Publish:
     name: 'Publish'