diff --git a/mrs.yaml b/mrs.yaml
index 0109ca1f21..4c219e2780 100644
--- a/mrs.yaml
+++ b/mrs.yaml
@@ -206,33 +206,40 @@ mrs_hector_estimator_plugin:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_hector_estimator_plugin
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 mrs_hector_core:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_hector_core
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 mrs_open_vins_estimator_plugin:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_open_vins_estimator_plugin
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 mrs_vins_republisher:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_vins_republisher
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 mrs_open_vins_core:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_open_vins_core
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 mrs_aloam_estimator_plugin:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_aloam_estimator_plugin
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 mrs_aloam_core:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/mrs_aloam_core
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
diff --git a/thirdparty.yaml b/thirdparty.yaml
index e32259d89c..515ef3cc7e 100644
--- a/thirdparty.yaml
+++ b/thirdparty.yaml
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ hector_slam:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/hector_slam
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release
 
 open_vins:
   architecture: [amd64, arm64]
   source: https://github.com/ctu-mrs/open_vins
   unstable_ref: master
+  stable_ref: release