diff --git a/bert_e/tests/test_bert_e.py b/bert_e/tests/test_bert_e.py
index 90009e56..169e371e 100644
--- a/bert_e/tests/test_bert_e.py
+++ b/bert_e/tests/test_bert_e.py
@@ -301,6 +301,14 @@ def test_feature_branch_names(self):
         self.assertIsNone(src.jira_issue_key)
         self.assertIsNone(src.jira_project)
 
+        src = self.feature_branch('copilot/fix-authentication-bug')
+        self.assertIsNone(src.jira_issue_key)
+        self.assertIsNone(src.jira_project)
+
+        src = self.feature_branch('claude/fix-authentication-bug')
+        self.assertIsNone(src.jira_issue_key)
+        self.assertIsNone(src.jira_project)
+
     def test_destination_branch_names(self):
 
         with self.assertRaises(exns.BranchNameInvalid):
@@ -1558,7 +1566,9 @@ def test_not_my_job_cases(self):
                             'feature/invalid',
                             'hotfix/customer',
                             'hotfix/6.6.6.1',
-                            'dependabot/npm_and_yarn/ui/lodash-4.17.13']:
+                            'dependabot/npm_and_yarn/ui/lodash-4.17.13',
+                            'copilot/add-new-feature',
+                            'claude/add-new-feature']:
             create_branch(self.gitrepo, destination, file_=True,
                           from_branch='development/4.3')
             pr = self.contributor_bb.create_pull_request(
@@ -4694,6 +4704,50 @@ def test_dependabot_pr(self):
                 backtrace=True
             )
 
+    def test_copilot_pr(self):
+        """Test a simple copilot PR.
+
+            Similar to dependabot, copilot branches should work without
+            a Jira ticket when properly configured.
+        """
+        pr = self.create_pr('copilot/fix-authentication-bug',
+                            'development/4.3')
+        with self.assertRaises(exns.SuccessMessage):
+            self.handle(
+                pr.id,
+                options=[
+                    # bypass_author to be removed once we support it properly
+                    'bypass_author_approval',
+                    'bypass_jira_check',
+                    'bypass_leader_approval',
+                    'bypass_build_status',
+                    'bypass_peer_approval',
+                ],
+                backtrace=True
+            )
+
+    def test_claude_pr(self):
+        """Test a simple claude PR.
+
+            Similar to dependabot and copilot, claude branches should work
+            without a Jira ticket when properly configured.
+        """
+        pr = self.create_pr('claude/fix-authentication-bug',
+                            'development/4.3')
+        with self.assertRaises(exns.SuccessMessage):
+            self.handle(
+                pr.id,
+                options=[
+                    # bypass_author to be removed once we support it properly
+                    'bypass_author_approval',
+                    'bypass_jira_check',
+                    'bypass_leader_approval',
+                    'bypass_build_status',
+                    'bypass_peer_approval',
+                ],
+                backtrace=True
+            )
+
     def test_init_message(self):
         pr = self.create_pr('bugfix/TEST-00001', 'development/4.3')
         self.handle(pr.id)
diff --git a/bert_e/workflow/gitwaterflow/branches.py b/bert_e/workflow/gitwaterflow/branches.py
index 0d40ee73..e2d62abe 100644
--- a/bert_e/workflow/gitwaterflow/branches.py
+++ b/bert_e/workflow/gitwaterflow/branches.py
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ class ReleaseBranch(GWFBranch):
 
 class FeatureBranch(GWFBranch):
     all_prefixes = ('improvement', 'bugfix', 'feature', 'project',
-                    'documentation', 'design', 'dependabot', 'epic',
-                    'bug')
+                    'documentation', 'design', 'dependabot', 'copilot',
+                    'claude', 'epic', 'bug')
     jira_issue_pattern = '(?P<jira_project>[a-zA-Z0-9_]+)-[0-9]+'
     prefixes = '(?P<prefix>(%s))' % '|'.join(all_prefixes)
     pattern = "^(?P<feature_branch>%s/(?P<label>(?P<jira_issue_key>%s)?" \
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8a067fd0..b4fa6d5b 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ requests-mock==1.12.1
 werkzeug==2.2.3
 WTForms==3.2.1
 jwt==1.3.1
+setuptools<75
diff --git a/settings.sample.yml b/settings.sample.yml
index 55ec0476..c2fa7db4 100644
--- a/settings.sample.yml
+++ b/settings.sample.yml
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ prefixes:
 # automatically bypass issue tracker related checks.
 #
 #   default value: empty
-#   accepted values: (improvement|bugfix|feature|project|documentation|dependabot)
+#   accepted values: (improvement|bugfix|feature|project|documentation|dependabot|copilot|claude)
 bypass_prefixes:
   - documentation
   - dependabot