diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/release.yml b/.azure-pipelines/release.yml
index 2374289e3..edef2d1c3 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/release.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/release.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,5 @@ stages:
   - template: templates/stages/changelog-stage.yml
   - template: templates/stages/deploy-stage.yml
     parameters:
-      ${{ if startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'v2') }}:
-        snapReleaseChannel: beta
-      ${{ elseif startsWith(variables['Build.SourceBranchName'], 'v1') }}:
-        snapReleaseChannel: candidate
-      ${{ else }}:
-        # This should never happen
-        snapReleaseChannel: somethingInvalid
+      snapReleaseChannel: beta
   - template: templates/stages/notify-failure-stage.yml