diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f84865a1de..fbd6878b3c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -45,10 +45,8 @@ env:
 
 branches:
   only:
-  - master
-  - develop
-  - /.*old-env.*/
-  - /.*next-release.*/
+  - /^master(-patch.*)?$/
+  - /^develop(-patch.*)?$/
   - /.*beta.*/
 
 stages:
@@ -67,9 +65,9 @@ stages:
   - name: "e2e Test"
     if: type = pull_request || (type = cron || type = api)
   - name: "Release tag"
-    if: branch = master
+    if: branch =~ /^master(-patch.*)?$/
   - name: "Deprecate develop builds"
-    if: branch = master
+    if: branch =~ /^master(-patch.*)?$/
 
 addons:
     chrome: stable
diff --git a/scripts/travis/release/release-docker.sh b/scripts/travis/release/release-docker.sh
index de4bfad864..fade123c9d 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/release/release-docker.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/release/release-docker.sh
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@ echo "ℹ️ Check Docker Image release for $COMMIT_MESSAGE type $TRAVIS_EVENT_T
 if [[ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "push" || $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "cron"  || ( $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "pull_request" && $COMMIT_MESSAGE == *"[create docker image]"* )]];
 then
 
-    if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "develop" || $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "master" ]];
+    if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH =~ ^develop(-patch.*)?$ || $TRAVIS_BRANCH =~ ^master(-patch.*)?$ ]];
     then
 
         cd $DIR/../../../
 
-        if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "master" ]]; then
+        if [[ $TRAVIS_BRANCH =~ ^master(-patch.*)?$ ]]; then
             TAGS=$(grep -m1 version package.json | awk '{ print $2 }' | sed 's/[", ]//g')
         else
             if [[ "${TRAVIS_PULL_REQUEST_BRANCH}" != "" ]];
diff --git a/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh b/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
index f98f446ee3..eef85d202d 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "push"  ] || [ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "cron" ] || [ $T
 then
     TAG_NPM=latest
 
-    if [ $TRAVIS_BRANCH == "develop" ] || [ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "cron" ] || [ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "api" ]
+    if [ $TRAVIS_BRANCH =~ ^develop(-patch.*)?$ ] || [ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "cron" ] || [ $TRAVIS_EVENT_TYPE == "api" ]
     then
         TAG_NPM=alpha
     fi