diff --git a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmBranchPhase.java b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmBranchPhase.java
index cb46cc9cf..46fa41384 100644
--- a/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmBranchPhase.java
+++ b/maven-release-manager/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/shared/release/phase/ScmBranchPhase.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
+import org.apache.maven.shared.release.util.ReleaseUtil;
 
 /**
  * Branch the SCM repository.
@@ -64,12 +65,15 @@ public ReleaseResult execute( ReleaseDescriptor releaseDescriptor, ReleaseEnviro
         validateConfiguration( releaseDescriptor );
 
         logInfo( relResult, "Branching release with the label " + releaseDescriptor.getScmReleaseLabel() + "..." );
+		
+        ReleaseDescriptor basedirAlignedReleaseDescriptor =
+            ReleaseUtil.createBasedirAlignedReleaseDescriptor( releaseDescriptor, reactorProjects );
 
         ScmRepository repository;
         ScmProvider provider;
         try
         {
-            repository = scmRepositoryConfigurator.getConfiguredRepository( releaseDescriptor, releaseEnvironment.getSettings() );
+            repository = scmRepositoryConfigurator.getConfiguredRepository( basedirAlignedReleaseDescriptor.getScmSourceUrl(), releaseDescriptor, releaseEnvironment.getSettings() );
 
             repository.getProviderRepository().setPushChanges( releaseDescriptor.isPushChanges() );
             
@@ -88,7 +92,7 @@ public ReleaseResult execute( ReleaseDescriptor releaseDescriptor, ReleaseEnviro
         BranchScmResult result;
         try
         {
-            ScmFileSet fileSet = new ScmFileSet( new File( releaseDescriptor.getWorkingDirectory() ) );
+            ScmFileSet fileSet = new ScmFileSet( new File(  basedirAlignedReleaseDescriptor.getWorkingDirectory() ) );
             String branchName = releaseDescriptor.getScmReleaseLabel();
             
             ScmBranchParameters scmBranchParameters = new ScmBranchParameters();
diff --git a/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/release/BranchReleaseMojo.java b/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/release/BranchReleaseMojo.java
index febe68285..55bdda87b 100644
--- a/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/release/BranchReleaseMojo.java
+++ b/maven-release-plugin/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/plugins/release/BranchReleaseMojo.java
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@
  */
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 
+import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoExecutionException;
 import org.apache.maven.plugin.MojoFailureException;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.ReleaseExecutionException;
@@ -28,6 +32,8 @@
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.config.ReleaseDescriptor;
 import org.apache.maven.shared.release.config.ReleaseUtils;
 
+import org.codehaus.plexus.util.FileUtils;
+
 /**
  * Branch a project in SCM, using the same steps as the <tt>release:prepare</tt> goal, creating a branch instead of a tag.
  * For more info see <a href="http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-release-plugin/examples/branch.html">http://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-release-plugin/examples/branch.html</a>.
@@ -231,7 +237,7 @@ public void execute()
 
         try
         {
-            releaseManager.branch( config, getReleaseEnvironment(), reactorProjects, dryRun );
+            releaseManager.branch( config, getReleaseEnvironment(), filterReactorProjects(reactorProjects), dryRun );
         }
         catch ( ReleaseExecutionException e )
         {
@@ -242,4 +248,19 @@ public void execute()
             throw new MojoFailureException( e.getMessage(), e );
         }
     }
+	
+	public List filterReactorProjects(List reactorProjects) {
+		String currentDir = FileUtils.normalize( basedir.getAbsolutePath().replace( '\\', '/' ) );
+		List filteredList = new ArrayList();
+        for ( Iterator i = reactorProjects.iterator(); i.hasNext(); )
+        {
+            MavenProject p = (MavenProject) i.next();
+			String dir = FileUtils.normalize( p.getBasedir().getAbsolutePath().replace( '\\', '/' ) );
+			if(dir.startsWith(currentDir))
+			{
+				filteredList.add(p);
+			}
+		}
+		return filteredList;
+	}
 }