diff --git a/lib/get-releases-to-add.js b/lib/get-releases-to-add.js
index a800dcebd1..8b6237dbfb 100644
--- a/lib/get-releases-to-add.js
+++ b/lib/get-releases-to-add.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const {uniq} = require('lodash');
 const semver = require('semver');
 const semverDiff = require('semver-diff');
 const getLastRelease = require('./get-last-release');
-const {makeTag} = require('./utils');
+const {makeTag, getLowerBound} = require('./utils');
 
 /**
  * Find releases that have been merged from from a higher branch but not added on the channel of the current branch.
@@ -28,8 +28,14 @@ module.exports = context => {
       .reduce(
         (releases, higherBranch) => [
           ...releases,
-          // For all unique release version of the higher branch merged on current branch
-          ...uniq(branch.tags.filter(({channel}) => channel === higherBranch.channel))
+          // For all unique release version of the higher branch merged on current branch, excluding lower than start range version for maintenance branches
+          ...uniq(
+            branch.tags.filter(
+              ({channel, version}) =>
+                channel === higherBranch.channel &&
+                (branch.type !== 'maintenance' || semver.gte(version, getLowerBound(branch['merge-range'])))
+            )
+          )
             // Find ones that are not released on the building branch channel
             .filter(tag =>
               branch.tags.every(
diff --git a/test/get-releases-to-add.test.js b/test/get-releases-to-add.test.js
index 65c83fc5bc..5c78187e0a 100644
--- a/test/get-releases-to-add.test.js
+++ b/test/get-releases-to-add.test.js
@@ -1,58 +1,62 @@
 import test from 'ava';
 import getReleasesToAdd from '../lib/get-releases-to-add';
 
-test('Return versions merged from release to maintenance branch', t => {
+test('Return versions merged from release to maintenance branch, excluding lower than branch start range', t => {
   const result = getReleasesToAdd({
     branch: {
-      name: '1.x',
-      channel: '1.x',
+      name: '2.x',
+      channel: '2.x',
+      type: 'maintenance',
+      'merge-range': '>=2.0.0 <3.0.0',
       tags: [
-        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0@1.x', version: '1.0.0', channel: '1.x', gitHead: '111'},
-        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
-        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
-        {gitTag: 'v1.1.1', version: '1.1.1', gitHead: '333'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0@2.x', version: '2.0.0', channel: '2.x', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.0.0', version: '2.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.1.0', version: '2.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+        {gitTag: 'v2.1.1', version: '2.1.1', gitHead: '333'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.0.0', version: '1.0.0', gitHead: '444'},
+        {gitTag: 'v1.1.0', version: '1.1.0', gitHead: '555'},
       ],
     },
-    branches: [{name: '1.x', channel: '1.x'}, {name: 'master'}],
+    branches: [{name: '2.x', channel: '2.x'}, {name: 'master'}],
     options: {tagFormat: `v\${version}`},
   });
 
   t.deepEqual(result, [
     {
-      lastRelease: {version: '1.0.0', channel: '1.x', gitTag: 'v1.0.0@1.x', name: 'v1.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '2.0.0', channel: '2.x', gitTag: 'v2.0.0@2.x', name: 'v2.0.0', gitHead: '111'},
       currentRelease: {
         type: 'minor',
-        version: '1.1.0',
+        version: '2.1.0',
         channel: undefined,
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.0',
-        name: 'v1.1.0',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.0',
+        name: 'v2.1.0',
         gitHead: '222',
       },
       nextRelease: {
         type: 'minor',
-        version: '1.1.0',
-        channel: '1.x',
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.0@1.x',
-        name: 'v1.1.0',
+        version: '2.1.0',
+        channel: '2.x',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.0@2.x',
+        name: 'v2.1.0',
         gitHead: '222',
       },
     },
     {
-      lastRelease: {version: '1.1.0', channel: undefined, gitTag: 'v1.1.0', name: 'v1.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
+      lastRelease: {version: '2.1.0', channel: undefined, gitTag: 'v2.1.0', name: 'v2.1.0', gitHead: '222'},
       currentRelease: {
         type: 'patch',
-        version: '1.1.1',
+        version: '2.1.1',
         channel: undefined,
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.1',
-        name: 'v1.1.1',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.1',
+        name: 'v2.1.1',
         gitHead: '333',
       },
       nextRelease: {
         type: 'patch',
-        version: '1.1.1',
-        channel: '1.x',
-        gitTag: 'v1.1.1@1.x',
-        name: 'v1.1.1',
+        version: '2.1.1',
+        channel: '2.x',
+        gitTag: 'v2.1.1@2.x',
+        name: 'v2.1.1',
         gitHead: '333',
       },
     },