diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml
index 476a9199..a9384b44 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/backport.yml
@@ -28,3 +28,5 @@ jobs:
         uses: https://github.com/tibdex/backport@v2
         with:
           github_token: ${{ secrets.WEBSITETOKEN }}
+          head_template: 'backport/<%= base %>/pr-<%= number %>'
+          label_pattern: '^backport/(?<base>([^ ]+))$'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7a147ac6..4c6e2017 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ website will not be available.
 ### Backports
 
 If a commit is meant to be backported to a stable branch, it must be
-labelled with `backport v1.20`, `backport v1.19` etc.
+labelled with `backport/v1.20`, `backport/v1.19`, etc.
 
 ### Links