diff --git a/ci/pipeline.yml b/ci/pipeline.yml
index fc48e2d7e3..581d3c4add 100644
--- a/ci/pipeline.yml
+++ b/ci/pipeline.yml
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-password))
         GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
         JDK_VERSION: java8
+        MILESTONE: ((branch))
       image: spring-boot-ci-image
     - task: detect-jdk11-update
       file: git-repo/ci/tasks/detect-jdk-updates.yml
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-password))
         GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
         JDK_VERSION: java11
+        MILESTONE: ((branch))
       image: spring-boot-ci-image
 - name: detect-ubuntu-image-updates
   plan:
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ jobs:
         GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
         GITHUB_PASSWORD: ((github-password))
         GITHUB_USERNAME: ((github-username))
+        MILESTONE: ((branch))
       image: spring-boot-ci-image
 - name: detect-docker-updates
   plan:
@@ -199,6 +202,7 @@ jobs:
       params:
         GITHUB_REPO: spring-boot
         GITHUB_ORGANIZATION: spring-projects
+        MILESTONE: ((branch))
       image: spring-boot-ci-image
     - put: git-repo-ci-docker
       params:
diff --git a/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh b/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
index b76feba0c6..529b6242c0 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 latest_version=$(curl -I -s https://github.com/docker/docker-ce/releases/latest | grep "location:" | awk '{n=split($0, parts, "/"); print substr(parts[n],2);}' | awk '{$1=$1;print}' | tr -d '\r' | tr -d '\n' )
 title_prefix="Upgrade CI to Docker"
 
-existing_upgrade_issues=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/spring-projects/spring-boot/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster | jq -c --arg TITLE_PREFIX "$title_prefix" '.[] | select(.pull_request != null) | select(.title | startswith($TITLE_PREFIX))' )
+milestone_number=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/milestones\?state\=open | jq -c --arg MILESTONE "$MILESTONE" '.[] | select(.title==$MILESTONE)' | jq -r '.number')
+
+existing_upgrade_issues=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster\&milestone\=${milestone_number} | jq -c --arg TITLE_PREFIX "$title_prefix" '.[] | select(.pull_request != null) | select(.title | startswith($TITLE_PREFIX))' )
 
 if [[ ${existing_upgrade_issues} = "" ]]; then
   git clone git-repo git-repo-updated > /dev/null
diff --git a/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh b/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
index bace1535fe..c006839662 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ if [[ $current = $latest ]]; then
 	exit 0;
 fi
 
-existing_tasks=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster )
+milestone_number=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/milestones\?state\=open | jq -c --arg MILESTONE "$MILESTONE" '.[] | select(.title==$MILESTONE)' | jq -r '.number')
+existing_tasks=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster\&milestone\=${milestone_number} )
 existing_jdk_issues=$( echo "$existing_tasks" | jq -c --arg TITLE "$ISSUE_TITLE" '.[] | select(.title==$TITLE)' )
 
 if [[ ${existing_jdk_issues} = "" ]]; then
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ if [[ ${existing_jdk_issues} = "" ]]; then
 	-s \
 	-u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} \
 	-H "Content-type:application/json" \
-	-d "{\"title\":\"${ISSUE_TITLE}\",\"body\": \"${latest}\",\"labels\":[\"status: waiting-for-triage\",\"type: task\"]}"  \
+	-d "{\"title\":\"${ISSUE_TITLE}\",\"milestone\":\"${milestone_number}\",\"body\": \"${latest}\",\"labels\":[\"status: waiting-for-triage\",\"type: task\"]}"  \
 	-f \
 	-X \
 	POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues" > /dev/null || { echo "Failed to create issue" >&2; exit 1; }
diff --git a/ci/scripts/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.sh b/ci/scripts/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.sh
index a8e58bd75f..7973090824 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ if [[ $current = $latest ]]; then
 	exit 0;
 fi
 
-existing_tasks=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster )
+milestone_number=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/milestones\?state\=open | jq -c --arg MILESTONE "$MILESTONE" '.[] | select(.title==$MILESTONE)' | jq -r '.number')
+existing_tasks=$( curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues\?labels\=type:%20task\&state\=open\&creator\=spring-buildmaster\&milestone\=${milestone_number} )
 existing_upgrade_issues=$( echo "$existing_tasks" | jq -c --arg TITLE "$ISSUE_TITLE" '.[] | select(.title==$TITLE)' )
 
 if [[ ${existing_upgrade_issues} = "" ]]; then
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ if [[ ${existing_upgrade_issues} = "" ]]; then
 	-s \
 	-u ${GITHUB_USERNAME}:${GITHUB_PASSWORD} \
 	-H "Content-type:application/json" \
-	-d "{\"title\":\"${ISSUE_TITLE}\",\"body\": \"Upgrade to ubuntu:${ubuntu}-${latest}\",\"labels\":[\"status: waiting-for-triage\",\"type: task\"]}"  \
+	-d "{\"title\":\"${ISSUE_TITLE}\",\"milestone\":\"${milestone_number}\",\"body\": \"Upgrade to ubuntu:${ubuntu}-${latest}\",\"labels\":[\"status: waiting-for-triage\",\"type: task\"]}"  \
 	-f \
 	-X \
 	POST "https://api.github.com/repos/${GITHUB_ORGANIZATION}/${GITHUB_REPO}/issues" > /dev/null || { echo "Failed to create issue" >&2; exit 1; }
diff --git a/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml b/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
index 5c0f606f55..92817b8371 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/detect-docker-updates.yml
@@ -9,5 +9,6 @@ outputs:
 params:
   GITHUB_REPO:
   GITHUB_ORGANIZATION:
+  MILESTONE:
 run:
   path: git-repo/ci/scripts/detect-docker-updates.sh
diff --git a/ci/tasks/detect-jdk-updates.yml b/ci/tasks/detect-jdk-updates.yml
index 3b0615d7e6..f0e7ce0b26 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/detect-jdk-updates.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/detect-jdk-updates.yml
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ params:
   GITHUB_PASSWORD:
   GITHUB_USERNAME:
   JDK_VERSION:
+  MILESTONE:
 run:
   path: git-repo/ci/scripts/detect-jdk-updates.sh
diff --git a/ci/tasks/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.yml b/ci/tasks/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.yml
index dd3fb066b1..7e5a401af8 100644
--- a/ci/tasks/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.yml
+++ b/ci/tasks/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ params:
   GITHUB_ORGANIZATION:
   GITHUB_PASSWORD:
   GITHUB_USERNAME:
+  MILESTONE:
 run:
   path: git-repo/ci/scripts/detect-ubuntu-image-updates.sh