diff --git a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
index 2ce89082f5..6767b13884 100644
--- a/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
+++ b/modules/openstack_project/files/review.projects.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
   description: Cookiecutter Template for new OpenStack projects
   upstream: git://github.com/emonty/cookiecutter-openstack.git
 - project: openstack-dev/devstack
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-dev/grenade
   upstream: git://github.com/nebula/grenade
   description: OpenStack upgrade testing tool
@@ -24,10 +26,16 @@
   group: openstack-ci
   description: Theme for ask.openstack.org.
   upstream: https://bitbucket.org/askbot/openstack-theme
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/config
   group: openstack-ci
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/devstack-gate
   group: openstack-ci
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/elastic-recheck
   group: openstack-ci
   upstream: git://github.com/jogo/elasticRecheck
@@ -44,16 +52,23 @@
   upstream-prefix: upstream
   options:
     - track-upstream
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/gerritbot
   group: openstack-ci
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/gerritlib
   group: openstack-ci
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/git-review
   group: openstack-ci
 - project: openstack-infra/gitdm
   group: openstack-ci
   description: A fork of Jonathan Corbet's gitdm for OpenStack
   upstream: git://github.com/markmc/openstack-gitdm.git
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/groups
   description: Openstack Groups community portal
   upstream: git://github.com/mkissam/groups.git
@@ -65,6 +80,8 @@
   group: openstack-ci
 - project: openstack-infra/lodgeit
   group: openstack-ci
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/meetbot
   group: openstack-ci
 - project: openstack-infra/nodepool
@@ -86,6 +103,8 @@
 - project: openstack-infra/publications
   group: openstack-ci
   description: OpenStack Infra Team conference presentations and papers
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/puppet-apparmor
   group: openstack-ci
 - project: openstack-infra/puppet-dashboard
@@ -106,12 +125,16 @@
   group: openstack-ci
   upstream: git://github.com/dprince/reviewday.git
   description: OpenStack code review report generator
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/reviewstats
   description: Scripts for generating OpenStack development community statistics
   upstream: git://github.com/russellb/openstack-stats.git
 - project: openstack-infra/statusbot
   group: openstack-ci
   description: Infrastructure status update IRC bot
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack-infra/storyboard
   upstream: git://github.com/ttx/storyboard.git
   description: OpenStack Task Tracking API
@@ -180,6 +203,8 @@
   group: openstack-manuals
   description: Tools used by OpenStack Documentation
   upstream: git://github.com/ajaeger/openstack-doc-tools.git
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack/openstack-manuals
 - project: openstack/openstack-planet
 - project: openstack/operations-guide
@@ -249,15 +274,23 @@
   description: Benchmarking tool for OpenStack Swift
   upstream: git://github.com/jeblair/swift-bench.git
 - project: openstack/tempest
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack/tripleo-heat-templates
   group: tripleo
   description: Heat templates for deploying OpenStack
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack/tripleo-image-elements
   group: tripleo
   description: Disk image elements for deployment images of Openstack
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack/tripleo-incubator
   group: tripleo
   description: The TripleO incubator where unformed things are experimented with.
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: openstack/trove
 - project: openstack/trove-integration
 - project: openstack/tuskar
@@ -268,6 +301,8 @@
   upstream: git://github.com/tuskar/tuskar-ui.git
 - project: openstack/volume-api
   group: openstack-api-site
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/anvil
   description: A set of python scripts and utilities to forge raw openstack into a productive tool!
   upstream: git://github.com/yahoo/Openstack-Anvil.git
@@ -325,52 +360,76 @@
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Block Storage
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-common
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - common OpenStack configuration
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-compute
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Compute
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-dashboard
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Dashboard
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-identity
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Identity
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-image
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Image
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-metering
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Metering
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-network
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Network
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-object-storage
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Object Storage
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-ops-database
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - Support Cookbook for Database
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
   upstream: git://github.com/mattray/cookbook-openstack-ops-database.git
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-ops-messaging
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - Support Cookbook for Messaging
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
   upstream: git://github.com/mattray/cookbook-openstack-ops-messaging.git
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/cookbook-openstack-orchestration
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Chef Cookbook - OpenStack Orchestration
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/designate
 - project: stackforge/entropy
   description: A framework for Audit/Repair scripts for openstack
@@ -500,6 +559,8 @@
   group: openstack-chef
   description: Example Chef Repo that sets up an OpenStack Deployment
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/stackforge/chef-cookbooks.config
+  options:
+    - direct-release
 - project: stackforge/openstack-sdk-php
   description: OpenStack SDK for PHP
 - project: stackforge/openvz-nova-driver