diff --git a/.changie.yaml b/.changie.yaml
index 098dc6fbae32..d121045a4c58 100644
--- a/.changie.yaml
+++ b/.changie.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 
 changesDir: .changes
-unreleasedDir: unreleased
+unreleasedDir: backported
 versionFooterPath: version_footer.tpl.md
 changelogPath: CHANGELOG.md
 versionExt: md