diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
index b4eb221bcc..0814e8a105 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/gerrit/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 [access "refs/*"]
         owner = group Administrators
         create = group chef-manager-core
+[access "refs/heads/stable/*"]
+        label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group chef-manager-core
+        label-Approved = +0..+1 group chef-manager-core
+        exclusiveGroupPermissions = label-Code-Review label-Approved
+        workInProgress = group chef-manager-core
 [access "refs/heads/*"]
         label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group chef-manager-core
         label-Approved = +0..+1 group chef-manager-core