diff --git a/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/serializers.py b/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/serializers.py
index e8c898ca..ce614523 100644
--- a/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/serializers.py
+++ b/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/serializers.py
@@ -45,6 +45,20 @@ def update(self, instance, validated_data):
         if extra_config_str:
             try:
                 extra_config_json = json.loads(extra_config_str)
+                default_branch_config = {
+                    "dev": "development",
+                    "staging": "staging",
+                    "prod": "main",
+                }
+                if extra_config_json.get("git_config", None):
+                    extra_config_json["git_config"]["branch"] = {
+                        **extra_config_json["git_config"]["branch"],
+                        **{
+                            k: v
+                            for k, v in default_branch_config.items()
+                            if extra_config_json["git_config"]["branch"][k] is None
+                        },
+                    }
                 validated_data["extra_config"] = extra_config_json
             except json.JSONDecodeError:
                 raise serializers.ValidationError(
diff --git a/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/views.py b/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/views.py
index bdcd1d30..01ff41c1 100644
--- a/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/views.py
+++ b/backend/src/zango/api/platform/tenancy/v1/views.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from django_celery_results.models import TaskResult
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 
@@ -199,8 +200,10 @@ def put(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
                     new_repo_url = new_git_config.get("repo_url")
                     old_repo_url = old_git_config.get("repo_url")
 
-                    if new_repo_url and (
-                        not old_git_config or new_repo_url != old_repo_url
+                    if (
+                        new_repo_url
+                        and (not old_git_config or new_repo_url != old_repo_url)
+                        and settings.ENV == "dev"
                     ):
                         git_setup(
                             [
diff --git a/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/tasks.py b/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/tasks.py
index 9eae1b95..02fc0f7b 100644
--- a/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/tasks.py
+++ b/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/tasks.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.utils import timezone
 
+import zango
+
 from .utils import DEFAULT_THEME_CONFIG, assign_policies_to_anonymous_user
 
 
@@ -50,7 +52,10 @@ def initialize_workspace(tenant_uuid, app_template_path=None):
             template_directory = os.path.join(
                 os.path.dirname(__file__), "workspace_folder_template"
             )
-            cookiecutter_context = {"app_name": tenant.name}
+            cookiecutter_context = {
+                "app_name": tenant.name,
+                "zango_version": zango.__version__,
+            }
 
             cookiecutter.main.cookiecutter(
                 template_directory,
diff --git a/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/cookiecutter.json b/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/cookiecutter.json
index c656bcab..5bd2b0a9 100644
--- a/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/cookiecutter.json
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "app_name": "app_name"
+    "app_name": "app_name",
+    "zango_version": "zango_version"
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/settings.json b/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/settings.json
index cb7212b9..c012989b 100644
--- a/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/settings.json
+++ b/backend/src/zango/apps/shared/tenancy/workspace_folder_template/{{cookiecutter.app_name}}/settings.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
     "modules": [],
     "app_routes": [],
     "package_routes": [],
-    "app_name": "{{cookiecutter.app_name}}"
+    "app_name": "{{cookiecutter.app_name}}",
+    "zango_version": ">={{cookiecutter.zango_version}}"
 }