diff --git a/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml
index d2f139a5..8505e09d 100644
--- a/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/build-releasenotes/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# reno always runs on master, even if there was a commit from another branch
-- name: Switch to master branch
-  command: git checkout master
-  args:
-    chdir: '{{ zuul_work_dir }}'
-
 # TODO(mordred) Put the translations logic into a sphinx plugin?
 - name: Check if translations exist for release notes
   stat:
diff --git a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
index 9d456563..e49662b0 100644
--- a/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/jobs.yaml
@@ -355,16 +355,18 @@
 - job:
     name: build-openstack-releasenotes
     parent: openstack-tox
+    description: |
+      Build releasenotes, with optional translation support, using reno.
     success-url: html/
     run: playbooks/releasenotes/run
     post-run: playbooks/releasenotes/post
+    # Release notes always build on master.
+    override-branch: master
     timeout: 1800
     files:
       - ^releasenotes/.*
       - ^tox.ini
       - ^.*requirements.txt$
-    vars:
-      tox_envlist: releasenotes
 
 - job:
     name: legacy-base