diff --git a/.mergify.yml b/.mergify.yml
index 1fca661dddda29..ab81476816764c 100644
--- a/.mergify.yml
+++ b/.mergify.yml
@@ -73,9 +73,9 @@ pull_request_rules:
           - automerge
       comment:
         message: automerge label removed due to a CI failure
-  - name: v1.14 feature-gate backport
+  - name: v1.16 feature-gate backport
     conditions:
-      - label=v1.14
+      - label=v1.16
       - label=feature-gate
     actions:
       backport:
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - feature-gate
         branches:
-          - v1.14
-  - name: v1.14 non-feature-gate backport
+          - v1.16
+  - name: v1.16 non-feature-gate backport
     conditions:
-      - label=v1.14
+      - label=v1.16
       - label!=feature-gate
     actions:
       backport:
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ pull_request_rules:
         title: "{{ destination_branch }}: {{ title }} (backport of #{{ number }})"
         ignore_conflicts: true
         branches:
-          - v1.14
-  - name: v1.16 feature-gate backport
+          - v1.16
+  - name: v1.17 feature-gate backport
     conditions:
-      - label=v1.16
+      - label=v1.17
       - label=feature-gate
     actions:
       backport:
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ pull_request_rules:
         labels:
           - feature-gate
         branches:
-          - v1.16
-  - name: v1.16 non-feature-gate backport
+          - v1.17
+  - name: v1.17 non-feature-gate backport
     conditions:
-      - label=v1.16
+      - label=v1.17
       - label!=feature-gate
     actions:
       backport:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ pull_request_rules:
         title: "{{ destination_branch }}: {{ title }} (backport of #{{ number }})"
         ignore_conflicts: true
         branches:
-          - v1.16
+          - v1.17
 
 commands_restrictions:
   # The author of copied PRs is the Mergify user.