diff --git a/packages/jsActions/mobile-resources-native/package.json b/packages/jsActions/mobile-resources-native/package.json
index cb4610b3c..97e036c4a 100644
--- a/packages/jsActions/mobile-resources-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsActions/mobile-resources-native/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "testProject": {
     "githubUrl": "https://github.com/mendix/native-mobile-resources",
-    "branchName": "main"
+    "branchName": "mx/11.6.x"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prestart": "rimraf ./dist/**",
diff --git a/packages/jsActions/nanoflow-actions-native/package.json b/packages/jsActions/nanoflow-actions-native/package.json
index 9d5b3399d..b9e8a793e 100644
--- a/packages/jsActions/nanoflow-actions-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsActions/nanoflow-actions-native/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   },
   "testProject": {
     "githubUrl": "https://github.com/mendix/native-mobile-resources",
-    "branchName": "main"
+    "branchName": "mx/11.6.x"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "rollup --config ../../../configs/jsactions/rollup.config.mjs --watch --configProject nanoflowcommons",
diff --git a/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts b/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts
index 37c013f62..cd315fa66 100644
--- a/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/build-mpk.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ async function updateNativeComponentsTestProject(
     log(`Updating NativeComponentsTestProject (repo=${moduleInfo.testProjectUrl ?? "<unknown>"})...`);
     log(`JS actions dist path: ${jsActionsPath}`);
     log(`JS actions files found: ${jsActions.length}`);
-    await cloneRepo(moduleInfo.testProjectUrl, tmpFolder);
+    await cloneRepo(moduleInfo.testProjectUrl, tmpFolder, moduleInfo.testProjectBranchName);
 
     log(`Deleting existing JS Actions from test project: ${tmpFolderActions}`);
     await rm(tmpFolderActions, { force: true, recursive: true }); // this is useful to avoid retaining stale dependencies in the test project.
diff --git a/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts b/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts
index 24bed53ac..c7df0b02e 100644
--- a/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/module-automation/commons.d.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export function getFiles(folder: string, extensions?: string[]): Promise<string[
 
 export function getPackageInfo(folder: string): Promise<any>;
 
-export function cloneRepo(githubUrl: string, localFolder: string): Promise<void>;
+export function cloneRepo(githubUrl: string, localFolder: string, branchName?: string): Promise<void>;
 
 export function createMPK(tmpFolder: string, moduleInfo: any, excludeFilesRegExp: RegExp): Promise<string>;