diff --git a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_components_catalog/ci_catalog_sorting_spec.rb b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_components_catalog/ci_catalog_sorting_spec.rb
index 328c34a58236f547e3810b5e373e934a67a698b4..59485af95a1aadbf9b0c2c95d0f38daf375d380d 100644
--- a/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_components_catalog/ci_catalog_sorting_spec.rb
+++ b/qa/qa/specs/features/browser_ui/4_verify/ci_components_catalog/ci_catalog_sorting_spec.rb
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def setup_component(project)
       end
 
       def create_release(project)
-        project.create_release(tag)
+        project.create_release(tag, project.default_branch, legacy_catalog_publish: true)
       end
 
       def top_projects_from_ui(page_object)