diff --git a/profile.py b/profile.py
index 44bbd4f1a45161d2e0a1d4a00f3fe381ba9827ec..f62c8db83202565292ca4d4380a7228a67525642 100755
--- a/profile.py
+++ b/profile.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ pc = portal.Context()
 pc.defineParameter(
     "ricBranch","RIC E2 Component Branch",
     portal.ParameterType.STRING,
-    'master',[('r2','r2'),('Amber','Amber'),('master','master')],
-    longDescription="Which branch/release you want to use for the e2term and e2mgr components.  Other components are pulled from the master branch.")
+    'bronze',[('bronze','bronze'),('master','master (caution)'),
+              ('r2','r2 (unsupported)'),('Amber','Amber (unsupported)')],
+    longDescription="Which branch/release you want to use for the e2term and e2mgr components.  Other components are pulled from the master branch.  If you use the master branch for the E2 components, things may be unstable.")
 pc.defineParameter(
     "type","Hardware Type",portal.ParameterType.NODETYPE,"d740",
     longDescription="Hardware type, if physical node or dedicated VM.")
diff --git a/setup-lib.sh b/setup-lib.sh
index f5a6e81f9c6605ffa21fc7454fb2e34913c1b1aa..72596db6a2db390b2c46a4b3b8982e5f03879dbb 100755
--- a/setup-lib.sh
+++ b/setup-lib.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ DOAPTUPDATE=1
 DO_APT_INSTALL=1
 UBUNTUMIRRORHOST=""
 UBUNTUMIRRORPATH=""
-RICBRANCH="master"
+RICBRANCH="bronze"
 
 ##
 ## Setup apt-get (to not prompt us); define some package helpers.
diff --git a/setup-ric.sh b/setup-ric.sh
index 1f198123e9ab04f86a8500280546bc615eb0af32..cd58e1246e92877a7c18a305b72f6eed3f0241c8 100755
--- a/setup-ric.sh
+++ b/setup-ric.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ if [ ! $? -eq 0 -o $UPDATEIMAGES = "1" ]; then
     cd ../..
 fi
 
-if [ "$RICBRANCH" = "master" ]; then
+if [ "$RICBRANCH" = "master" -o "$RICBRANCH" = "bronze" ]; then
     $SUDO docker image inspect e2rtmansim:latest >/dev/null 2>&1
     if [ ! $? -eq 0 -o $UPDATEIMAGES = "1" ]; then
 	$SUDO docker pull nexus3.o-ran-sc.org:10004/bldr-ubuntu16-c-go:3-u16.04-nng
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ remove_container() {
 remove_container db
 $SUDO docker run -d --network ric --ip $DBAAS_IP --name db dbaas:latest
 
-if [ "$RICBRANCH" = "master" ]; then
+if [ "$RICBRANCH" = "master" -o "$RICBRANCH" = "bronze" ]; then
     remove_container e2rtmansim
     $SUDO docker run -d -it --network ric --ip $E2RTMANSIM_IP \
 	--name e2rtmansim e2rtmansim:latest
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ $SUDO docker run -d -it --network ric --ip $E2MGR_IP -e RIC_ID=7b0000-000000/18
     --name e2mgr e2mgr:latest
 
 remove_container e2term
-if [ "$RICBRANCH" = "master" ]; then
+if [ "$RICBRANCH" = "master" -o "$RICBRANCH" = "bronze" ]; then
     E2TERMCONFFILE=`pwd`/e2term_config.conf
     if [ ! -e $E2TERMCONFFILE ]; then
 	cat <<EOF >$E2TERMCONFFILE