diff --git a/.github/branch-manager.yml b/.github/branch-manager.yml
index 16d1a89c7806..0d3955d7bef5 100644
--- a/.github/branch-manager.yml
+++ b/.github/branch-manager.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 enabled: true
 
 branches:
-  - branchName: 7.2.x
-    label: "target: patch"
-  - branchName: 7.x
-    label: "target: minor"
+  # Temporary disabled until https://github.com/angular/material2/issues/14582 is fixed, and the
+  # caretaker starts cherry-picking commits into the patch publish branch again.
+  # - branchName: 7.2.x
+  #   label: "target: patch"
+  # - branchName: 7.x
+  #   label: "target: minor"