diff --git a/Jenkinsfile-voltha-build b/Jenkinsfile-voltha-build
index fab0f8c..280e8db 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile-voltha-build
+++ b/Jenkinsfile-voltha-build
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
         try {
             stage ("Parse deployment configuration file") {
                 sh returnStdout: true, script: "rm -rf ${configBaseDir} voltha-system-tests kind-voltha"
-                sh returnStdout: true, script: "git clone -b master ${cordRepoUrl}/${configBaseDir}"
-                sh returnStdout: true, script: "git clone -b master ${cordRepoUrl}/voltha-system-tests"
+                sh returnStdout: true, script: "git clone -b ${branch} ${cordRepoUrl}/${configBaseDir}"
+                sh returnStdout: true, script: "git clone -b ${branch} ${cordRepoUrl}/voltha-system-tests"
                 sh returnStdout: true, script: "git clone -b master ${cordRepoUrl}/kind-voltha"
                 if ( params.workFlow == "DT" ) {
                     deployment_config = readYaml file: "${configBaseDir}/${configDeploymentDir}/${configFileName}-DT.yaml"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index a603bb5..49cdd66 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.7.5
+2.7.6