diff --git a/docs/developer-guide/js-api.md b/docs/developer-guide/js-api.md
index cbce7512..4d08625e 100644
--- a/docs/developer-guide/js-api.md
+++ b/docs/developer-guide/js-api.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ try {
   const result = await semanticRelease({
     // Core options
     branches: [
-      '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+      '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
       'master',
       'next',
       'next-major',
diff --git a/docs/recipes/distribution-channels.md b/docs/recipes/distribution-channels.md
index 0d9abafa..db55e680 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/distribution-channels.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/distribution-channels.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This recipe will walk you through a simple example that uses distribution channels to make releases available only to a subset of users, in order to collect feedbacks before distributing the release to all users.
 
 This example uses the **semantic-release** default configuration:
-- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
+- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
 - [plugins](../usage/configuration.md#plugins): `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`
 
 ## Initial release
diff --git a/docs/recipes/maintenance-releases.md b/docs/recipes/maintenance-releases.md
index 0eb93ee2..01d46fb0 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/maintenance-releases.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/maintenance-releases.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This recipe will walk you through a simple example that uses Git branches and distribution channels to publish fixes and features for old versions of a package.
 
 This example uses the **semantic-release** default configuration:
-- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
+- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
 - [plugins](../usage/configuration.md#plugins): `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`
 
 ## Initial release
diff --git a/docs/recipes/pre-releases.md b/docs/recipes/pre-releases.md
index 1f789185..7bfb1ff4 100644
--- a/docs/recipes/pre-releases.md
+++ b/docs/recipes/pre-releases.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 This recipe will walk you through a simple example that uses pre-releases to publish beta versions while working on a future major release and then make only one release on the default distribution.
 
 This example uses the **semantic-release** default configuration:
-- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
+- [branches](../usage/configuration.md#branches): `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`
 - [plugins](../usage/configuration.md#plugins): `['@semantic-release/commit-analyzer', '@semantic-release/release-notes-generator', '@semantic-release/npm', '@semantic-release/github']`
 
 ## Initial release
diff --git a/docs/usage/configuration.md b/docs/usage/configuration.md
index 0c67e698..235c7aaf 100644
--- a/docs/usage/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/configuration.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ List of modules or file paths containing a [shareable configuration](shareable-c
 ### branches
 
 Type: `Array`, `String`, `Object`<br>
-Default: `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`<br>
+Default: `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next', 'next-major', {name: 'beta', prerelease: true}, {name: 'alpha', prerelease: true}]`<br>
 CLI arguments: `--branches`
 
 The branches on which releases should happen. By default **semantic-release** will release:
diff --git a/docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md b/docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md
index eef0a826..aee88c61 100644
--- a/docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md
+++ b/docs/usage/workflow-configuration.md
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ It can be defined as a [glob](https://github.com/micromatch/micromatch#matching-
 
 If `name` doesn't match to any branch existing in the repository, the definition will be ignored. For example the default configuration includes the definition `next` and `next-major` which will become active only when the branches `next` and/or `next-major` are created in the repository. This allow to define your workflow once with all potential branches you might use and have the effective configuration evolving as you create new branches.
 
-For example the configuration `['+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next']` will be expanded as:
+For example the configuration `['+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x', 'master', 'next']` will be expanded as:
 ```js
 {
   branches: [
diff --git a/lib/get-config.js b/lib/get-config.js
index e4812088..ba0a8f25 100644
--- a/lib/get-config.js
+++ b/lib/get-config.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ module.exports = async (context, opts) => {
   // Set default options values if not defined yet
   options = {
     branches: [
-      '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+      '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
       'master',
       'next',
       'next-major',
diff --git a/test/branches/expand.test.js b/test/branches/expand.test.js
index 889ac6ed..285aaac0 100644
--- a/test/branches/expand.test.js
+++ b/test/branches/expand.test.js
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ test('Expand branches defined with globs', async t => {
   const {cwd, repositoryUrl} = await gitRepo(true);
   await gitCommits(['First'], {cwd});
   await gitPush(repositoryUrl, 'master', {cwd});
-  await gitCheckout('1.1.x', true, {cwd});
+  await gitCheckout('1.0.x', true, {cwd});
   await gitCommits(['Second'], {cwd});
-  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, '1.1.x', {cwd});
+  await gitPush(repositoryUrl, '1.0.x', {cwd});
   await gitCheckout('1.x.x', true, {cwd});
   await gitCommits(['Third'], {cwd});
   await gitPush(repositoryUrl, '1.x.x', {cwd});
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test('Expand branches defined with globs', async t => {
 
   const branches = [
     // Should match all maintenance type branches
-    {name: '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x'},
+    {name: '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x'},
     {name: 'master', channel: 'latest'},
     {name: 'next'},
     {name: 'pre/{foo,bar}', channel: `\${name.replace(/^pre\\//g, '')}`, prerelease: true},
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('Expand branches defined with globs', async t => {
   ];
 
   t.deepEqual(await expand({cwd}, branches), [
-    {name: '1.1.x'},
+    {name: '1.0.x'},
     {name: '1.x.x'},
     {name: '2.x'},
     {name: 'master', channel: 'latest'},
diff --git a/test/get-config.test.js b/test/get-config.test.js
index 32866464..c243c91b 100644
--- a/test/get-config.test.js
+++ b/test/get-config.test.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl from package.json', async t => {
 
   // Verify the default options are set
   t.deepEqual(result.branches, [
-    '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+    '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
     'master',
     'next',
     'next-major',
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl from repo if not set in package.json
 
   // Verify the default options are set
   t.deepEqual(result.branches, [
-    '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+    '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
     'master',
     'next',
     'next-major',
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test('Default values, reading repositoryUrl (http url) from package.json if not
 
   // Verify the default options are set
   t.deepEqual(result.branches, [
-    '+([1-9])?(.{+([1-9]),x}).x',
+    '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
     'master',
     'next',
     'next-major',