diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a4de8bfecc75..8134b91d3bd0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@
       },
       "brave-core": {
         "dir": "src/brave",
-        "branch": "1.21.x",
         "repository": {
           "url": "https://github.com/brave/brave-core.git"
-        }
+        },
+        "tag": "v1.21.76"
       }
     }
   },