diff --git a/.backportrc.json b/.backportrc.json
index 6edb47c1a7142..b0595644da22f 100644
--- a/.backportrc.json
+++ b/.backportrc.json
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   "targetBranchChoices": [
     "main",
     "8.x",
+    "8.16",
     "8.15",
     "8.14",
     "8.13",
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@
   ],
   "branchLabelMapping": {
     "^v9.0.0$": "main",
-    "^v8.16.0$": "8.x",
+    "^v8.17.0$": "8.x",
     "^v(\\d+).(\\d+).\\d+$": "$1.$2"
   },
   "autoMerge": true,