diff --git a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
index a18bec83a8..a395f85580 100755
--- a/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
+++ b/selfdrive/controls/controlsd.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import cereal.messaging as messaging
 from common.conversions import Conversions as CV
 from panda import ALTERNATIVE_EXPERIENCE
 from system.swaglog import cloudlog
-from system.version import is_tested_branch, get_short_branch
+from system.version import is_release_branch, get_short_branch
 from selfdrive.boardd.boardd import can_list_to_can_capnp
 from selfdrive.car.car_helpers import get_car, get_startup_event, get_one_can
 from selfdrive.controls.lib.lateral_planner import CAMERA_OFFSET
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class Controls:
       safety_config.safetyModel = car.CarParams.SafetyModel.noOutput
       self.CP.safetyConfigs = [safety_config]
 
-    if is_tested_branch():
+    if is_release_branch():
       self.CP.experimentalLongitudinalAvailable = False
 
     # Write CarParams for radard
diff --git a/system/version.py b/system/version.py
index f0817b3a9f..6031531556 100644
--- a/system/version.py
+++ b/system/version.py
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ from functools import lru_cache
 from common.basedir import BASEDIR
 from system.swaglog import cloudlog
 
-TESTED_BRANCHES = ['devel', 'release3-staging', 'dashcam3-staging', 'release3', 'dashcam3']
+RELEASE_BRANCHES = ['release3-staging', 'dashcam3-staging', 'release3', 'dashcam3']
+TESTED_BRANCHES = RELEASE_BRANCHES + ['devel', 'devel-staging']
 
 training_version: bytes = b"0.2.0"
 terms_version: bytes = b"2"
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ def is_comma_remote() -> bool:
 def is_tested_branch() -> bool:
   return get_short_branch() in TESTED_BRANCHES
 
+@cache
+def is_release_branch() -> bool:
+  return get_short_branch() in RELEASE_BRANCHES
 
 @cache
 def is_dirty() -> bool: