diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 7ef4ade45e..1ef21e560e 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 #define LAMMPS_VERSION "29 Aug 2024"
+#define LAMMPS_UPDATE "Maintenance"
diff --git a/tools/lammps-gui/org.lammps.lammps-gui.yml b/tools/lammps-gui/org.lammps.lammps-gui.yml
index 548c4ce93e..911f5044ed 100644
--- a/tools/lammps-gui/org.lammps.lammps-gui.yml
+++ b/tools/lammps-gui/org.lammps.lammps-gui.yml
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ modules:
     sources:
       - type: git
         url: https://github.com/lammps/lammps.git
-        branch: release
+        branch: maintenance