diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 20b2b45ade..463853ba5d 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ branches:
     - release
     - dev
     - /^(.*\/)?ci-.*$/
+    - /^rel\/.*/
 before_install:
   - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx"; then brew update; brew install openssl python; ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libcrypto.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/; ln -s /usr/local/opt/openssl/lib/libssl.1.0.0.dylib /usr/local/lib/; fi
   - if test "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux"; then nvm install $TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION; fi
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index dc2a199d96..aa1716d71a 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ branches:
     - release
     - dev
     - /^(.*\/)?ci-.*$/
+    - /^rel\/.*/
 build_script:
   - ps: .\build.ps1
 install:
diff --git a/build/dependencies.props b/build/dependencies.props
index 22fb7b8205..17b9f395ac 100644
--- a/build/dependencies.props
+++ b/build/dependencies.props
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <JsonNetVersion>10.0.1</JsonNetVersion>
     <MoqVersion>4.7.1</MoqVersion>
     <NETStandardImplicitPackageVersion>$(BundledNETStandardPackageVersion)</NETStandardImplicitPackageVersion>
-    <RedisVersion>1.1.605</RedisVersion>
+    <RedisVersion>1.2.3</RedisVersion>
     <TestSdkVersion>15.0.0</TestSdkVersion>
     <XunitVersion>2.2.0</XunitVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>